Hi all,

A call to those who live in cold country like me in Canada.

Here's some pictures of my cat in winterized mode. Do you see anything wrong or is there anything more I should do?

Thank you all,

AB









Edited by coolhead on Nov 03, 2013 - 10:01 AM.

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AB
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There is nothing fundamentally wrong with the way you have it set up. If you wand to do more, then get a roll of construction plastic (vapour barrier) and cover both hulls and the mast to reduce exposure to moisture. I know some people go even one step up and shrink wrap their entire boats. You may want to either wrap you hulls tight or make a sort of tent for you hulls. A common mistake is to throw the plastic directly on the hulls which may trap water in small space between the plastic and the surface of the hull.

There will be a period early winder and spring, your boat will be sitting in rain and wet snow. You want to reduce moisture exposure, if possible. Once there is dry snow, there is little concern other than the weight of the snow to worry about.

I store by boat in "garage-tent" with mast wrapped with a plastic-wrap and the entire boat extra covered with a sheet of construction plastic. This keeps the boat very dry for the entire winter.

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Jack B
Hobie 17
BC, Canada
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I don't get too fancy when I winterize mine. I store mine on the trailor and cover with a large tarp bungee corded on. In the past I would take off the trampoline and cut a big hole in the tarp where the tramp goes to relieve any pressure of snow building up. The last couple of years I have actually left my tramp on and covered the whole boat. The only difference is that I tip the trailor up at about a 45 degree angle to allow the snow to sluff off. I figure as long as it isn't in the sun and I can keep the snow load down it will be OK.

Take into account that we don't get as much wet heavy snow in the prairies as the coasts. It is mostly just horrendously cold here.

D.

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Dave Bonin
1981 Nacra 5.2 "Lucile"
1986 Nacra 5.7 "Belle"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Winterize???? We're going sailing tomorrow, wetsuit, booties & maybe gloves if the sun isn't out.

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then get a roll of construction plastic (vapour barrier)

I would not use vapour barrier, it has zero resistance to UV, if you want to tarp, those cheapo plastic tarps with criss cross nylon work.
I would not bother with anything other than what you've done. No snow load can accumulate on those hulls, & being tied together, they won't blow away. Winter sun is not an issue on your area.
More important is to carefully roll those mylar sails/jib so there are no creases.

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