Clever. Why didn’t you tell me about this before I bought my shed? :-) Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Nov 7, 2016, at 9:29 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Last winter I had the mast pulled so I could do the rewire (detailed in > earlier emails); and I also redid the fixed windows and a bunch of other deck > work, so I wanted a place to work without having to worry about the weather. > For a cover, I did some modifications to a design that some marina friends > have used in the past. I created a “ridge pole” out of 2x6’s, supported by > 2x4 sawhorse-type legs, for which I actually used metal sawhorse clamps. I > wrapped the bottom of the legs in some cheap yoga-mat material to keep them > from scuffing up the deck. I also made a support out of doubled-up 2x4’s to > rest vertically on the bow fitting, to support the forward end of the ridge. > > Then I made bows out of 3/4” PVC electrical conduit, and ran these from a > stanchion on one side of the boat, over the ridge and back down to the > matching stanchion on the other side. The ends of these bows had rubber > crutch tips on them, and the bows were wire-tied to the stanchions, as well > as to a hole drilled through the ridge. Intermediate bows were then run > between the stanchions, and were wire-tied to the lifelines. To stiffen > things up, I attached one longitudinal run of conduit along each side of the > bows, with holes drilled in both the bows and longitudinal to wire-tie them > together. > > Over the top, I threw a heavy-duty white poly tarp; it was “laced” at the bow > to seal up the forward end, then lashed to the cradle and snugged up. Access > to the boat was from the stern, through a tarp zipper run vertically up from > the boarding ladder. > > This worked extremely well; it let in plenty of light, which warmed the area > under the cover enough to work in (long) shirtsleeves for much of the winter; > and it shed snow well, too. This year, with the mast up, I needed to cut > some slits in the tarp for the mast and standing rigging; I reinforced the > sides of the slits with doubled-up Gorilla tape, and pulled them together > with wire ties. > > I can highly recommend this approach to allow off-season work on the boat; > you can see photos at http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/cover_1.jpg > <http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/cover_1.jpg> and > http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/cover_2.jpg > <http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/cover_2.jpg>. > > — Fred > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > >> On Nov 7, 2016, at 7:30 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> >> Tony >> >> One issue with the mast atop the boat is that it limits your work space >> unless you are working inside the boat. On our previous boat (J27) we had >> it shrink wrapped with the mast on stern and bow pulpits and it was very >> cramped to get on and off due to the mast being in the way. On our current >> boat we have a Top Shop custom cover and frame. There is sufficient room to >> work under this cover >> >> Mike > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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