I leave my mast up here in Marina Seca San carlos for the summer. There's probably 200+ stored here. All on jack stands, hard pan, and wood blocks under the keel. I remove sails, canvas, lines, and cover the boat with a sunshade. I worry more about UV damage than the occasional 70kt winds.
Douglas Mountjoy 1988 C&C LF 39 Mexico at large 1984 Sabre 34 Port Orchard, WA On Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 07:54 John McCrea via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I will store mast up this year. It had been the last two for a full refit > and I see no reason to take it down for a few more years. Our yard has a > custom C&C 36 cradle (they used to require all owners buy a cradle) that a > former owner left that has been assigned to me for the past 5 winters. They > will also use jack stands as well to support the boat. So, I feel safe > leaving it up. Just have to keep up on the rainwater with a shop vac and > hand bilge pump. > > > > John McCrea > > Talisman > > 1979 C&C 36-1 > > Mystic, CT > > > > > > > > *From:* Leeward Rail via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Friday, October 20, 2023 10:08 AM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com>; Leeward Rail < > leeward_r...@hotmail.com> > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: winter storage > > > > It's really in the details.. > > How is boat is stored ? Stands ? Cradle ? Trailer? If stands, were they > on gravel, grass, concrete, pads ? If a cradle or trailer How is it built > ? Is the keel supported on the sides so it can't move sideways? If a > trailer, does it have drop legs ? > > There are just under 100 boats stored at our marina for the winter. 99% > are mast up, on trailers with the frame supported to reduce load on the > axle and tires. > > Hasn't been an issue since the marina was built in the early 80s and we > get strong prairie storms, winter and summer. > A summer storm with plow winds went through years ago, and the boats that > hadn't been launched yet were fine. > > On the opposite side... > Last week a newbie from the coast was worried about staying at a marina > that stores mast down, due to power lines.... Someone mentionthat a boat at > nearby marina had their boat mast accidentally dropped onto the deck while > getting being hauled for the winter... so now the newbies are scared to > lower the mast due to risk of damage and perceived stress on the stick. > They travelled 40 miles, to a different marina so they didn't have to lower > the mast. 🤷 > > 18 Oct 2023 9:19:32 am Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>: > > 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. > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
