[quote=Edchris177]Unless you want to dismantle it for winter workups, I would leave it on the trailer. If nothing else it makes it a one man job to move it around if the need arises. I doubt leaving it on the ground would adversely affect fiberglass, but I have an aversion to storing anything except dirt on the ground, besides then you have to manhandle it back on the trailer come spring, & you use up twice as much real estate.
Remember how rough your boat looked after sitting in the weeds for a few years, sitting on the trailer has to be better.
I would place a couple of 2x6s under the hulls from front roller to rear roller (if that is how your trailer is set up)so as to distribute the load more evenly. I don't think you get snow in SC, that has cause the rollers to crack the hulls of several cats.
Remove all lines, blocks etc to prevent deterioration from the elements, loosen diamond wires & the tramp. I would also cover the tramp with some sort of cheap tarp to prevent weathering. Undo batten ties, dry sail & roll loosely.
I want to do some work on mine over the winter, I spent all day Saturday organizing the garage at the cottage so as to get my power boat, daughters car & 5.7 inside. I built a rack up near the floor trusses in the basement & have one room large enough to hold the mast, entry through a basement window. My furling rig is going to be installed this winter, I swear to God![/quote]
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