The key to keeping mast up during winter is the cradle....the boats with
inadequate or damaged cradles are at risk. I have seen several boats at
my club where the boats have toppled and it was the cradle that failed
in every instance.
And for loosening the rigging in winter....no need if the rig is
properly tuned at storage....besides, as someone here mentioned, the
aluminum mast shrinks first in extreme cold.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32- #277
halifax, N.S.
On 2023-10-18 11:19 a.m., Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List wrote:
Re mast up. A friend stored his C&C 33-2 with mast up and it blew
over in a winter storm. He now has no mast.
With mast down possibly the reduced windage would have prevented the
boat from blowing over but certainly would have not resulted in a mast
broken in three areas. The boat was on a cradle.
Food for thought
Mike Hoyt
Persistence
Halifax, NS
*From:*Bob Mann via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, October 18, 2023 10:45 AM
*To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Cc:* Bob Mann <sailrm...@comcast.net>
*Subject:* Stus-List winter storage
Here in Michigan it's time to winterize our boats until April. For
those who store their boat with the mast up, do you leave shroud
tension alone or do you loosen the shrouds for the winter? Bob Mann
Mystic
Here in Michigan it's time to winterize our boats until April. For
those who store their boat with the mast up, do you leave shroud
tension alone or do you loosen the shrouds for the winter?
Bob Mann
Mystic
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