Boat Covers

[mbd]

My mast has always been unstepped for Winter. It's a bit easier for me, I guess. It's still a very depressing day - covering the boat. Sigh...  

[Lucky Dawg]

here is a pic of the winter covers I use on my Ensigns, I have one being made for my Commander. I support the front of the cover with the spinnaker pole with the fwd end held by the halyard. a local company made it for me for about $650.

Hey Mike,
How did your Commander cover come out? I covered LD with a "super heavy duty" tarp from Hamilton Marine and it shredded in a week and a half!! Grrr.:mad:
 
I need a replacement ASAP!

[ebb]

If you have to do it with a plastic tarp,
get that HAY TARP that has worked out great for A338.

[Commander227]

Hey Mike,
How did your Commander cover come out?

Sorry but... I had the mast down and the boat torn apart before the guy got to the rough fitting. It won't be finished until next year.

[Hull376]

376 last week.  Boat covers?  Why?  What are they for?  Tell me!

[Lucky Dawg]

You are cruel...
 
Don't rub it in.
 
12" this week and another 10" predicted by Monday.
 
The John Deer is my inlaws.  The trade is:  I plow their driveway and zip the 1/2 mile or so to our place and use it at home.

[mbd]

376 last week.  Boat covers?  Why?  What are they for?  Tell me!

Now that's just plain mean...

[John]

Mike, I am glad you are there instead of beautiful Cape Ann.  We have had our second round of 9-12" of white stuff.

My canvas cover blew off in the middle of the last storm. I have no idea how old it is but it came with the boat 20 yrs ago.  There are a few holes that I should put a patch on and in several places the seams have gone so next spring I will have to get the needles out and stitch away to make it last a few more years.  I am not sure I want to know what the replacement cost is.

So now that I snow under my cover, I need a week of real bright sun to get rid of the snow...right.

[Lucky Dawg]

When my cover shredded, I waited for a break in the weather, took a broom and a plastic bucket and got the majority of the snow off and recovered. The sun (the very occasional sun we get here in December) warmed the tarp enough to melt away the remainder.

[John]

As I was recovering, I kicked some of the white stuff off.  Especially around the hatches and the mast step.   Ah well, you have to be crazy to keep a boat in these climes?: