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drhunt
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Initially Posted - 10/08/2001 :  15:19:21  Show Profile
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I'm hauling my C25 FK/TR for the first time in a few weeks and am debating the best way to cover it for the winter. The boat will see several feet of snow before spring (upstate NY). My first thought was to store the mast across the bow & stern r
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Response Posted - 10/09/2001 :  09:08:21  Show Profile
Frames are easy to make. My ridge pole is doubled, overlapped 1x3's, with 2x4 supports. I use line and carpet scraps to form stringers and cushion stanchion tops. I've seen others using plastic water pipe and fittings that look really easy to set up and t
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Response Posted - 10/09/2001 :  13:58:37  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
I have the same type boat. Here in the N.W. I just tarp her over. I don't get the snow though. I would recomend building or using a frame or at least a long runner where the mast would have laid and lay the mast under it. Will tou be on a trailer or in a
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Response Posted - 10/12/2001 :  07:28:11  Show Profile
Hi,
I use a pvc water pipe support frame under my tarp, it works well. However the key factor is keeping the wind from whipping my tarp to shreads. I've tried several different types of lightweight tarps, and the obvious, the heavier tarp the longer it
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jm
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Response Posted - 10/12/2001 :  14:06:05  Show Profile
I stored my Catalina25 in upstate NewYork last year (Brewerton, NY)

They get a ton of snow as they are on the south/lee side of Lake Ontario. On request by the yard manager, I drove 3 or 4 times to the boat during the winter to remove the snow. (a 2 h
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dgabel
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Response Posted - 10/12/2001 :  17:03:06  Show Profile
I had the same problem that jm did here on Long Island. So this year I am building mast supports. I use some 2 x 6 lumber to lay across the stern rain and the bow pulpit. THen I am building a box, essentially, that will have the top cut out so the mast wi
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 10/12/2001 :  18:47:02  Show Profile
Two thoughts here....

1. Consider a white unbleached tarp to cover with....they are cosiderably more expensive than a poly tarp but will last many seasons and become cost effective and do a much better job. Poly tarps last one season (often less) while
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Brad
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Response Posted - 10/17/2001 :  16:21:00  Show Profile
Rather than the poly tarp, I have used that heavy black plastic that landscape people use. It comes in huge sheets/rolls (100 X 25 or so)and is relatively inexpensive.

In Denver, lots of UV and heavy winds, I've found that the black plastic will las
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drhunt
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Response Posted - 10/19/2001 :  21:24:11  Show Profile
Thanks to all for the great information!

Daryl Hunt, C25 FK/TR #3595, "Discovery"
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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/26/2001 :  19:23:39  Show Profile
Supporting the mast about 5' above the deck with x-braces works great for me. The 20'x30' tarp covers the hull down to the waterline.
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