[quote=Dogboy]Be careful with “tenting” a tarp over your mast. The tarp can collect hundreds of pounds of snow and water, turning your mast into a pretzle as well as damaging the hulls. At a minimum, cut some holes in the tarp to allow water drainage and be deligent about clearing off snow.
I take winterizing my boats to a little bit more of an extreme level, mostly because I know they won’t be used for several months. The past few years I have fully disassembled the boats and built a rack that holds the hulls upside down. This is a great space saver since I can put three boats in the same space that would normally be required for one assembled boat. With the hulls flipped over, i can also leave the access ports out to ensure lots of ventillation. The crossbars can then also be fully inspected and stored indoors which slows the inevitable corrosion. Masts get hung on ladder racks attached to my fence. All other gear goes in storage boxes or in the basement. I generally also put the trailer axle up on blocks to raise the wheels off the groundto reduce the chance of the tires developing flat spots since the trailer will stay in one spot for months.
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