Winter Wraps

[Gavin382]

Greetings from Saint John, NB, Canada.

It's my first winter with Mischief, 1979 382, (and sailboat ownership in general) and I can help but wonder what everyone does for the winter months in the colder climates where boats need to be hauled out.

Mast in? Mast out? Shrink wrap? Custom canvas?

I hate the idea of blowing $1200-$1500 (mast out vs mast in) CAD annually for shrink wraping including labor that not even recyclable?! .

What do you guys and gals do? Any plans available for a rib system with canvas?

Cheers

Pic taken in Portsmouth, NH before ethe journey north in June '23

 

[eeetter]

Sail south

 

[DGA]

I'm considering shrink wrap on my 382, on lake St Clair, but it will seriously hinder my winter work plans on her. Falling leaves blocking deck and cockpit drains are a problem, I'll just have to visit her more often I think.

 

[sailorsab]

Having a cover made this year because I was getting tired of spending on the shrink wrap and it tends to make the boat too air tight leaving mildew to grow. The cover will cost about $6k for my 38ft Catalina Morgan, but it should be more flexible and I can get the cover on earlier than waiting for the yard to shrink wrap. They normally only get to it by early December.

 

[struell]

Here is what I do. Homemade frame out of 2x4's and pvc conduit, then cover it with white plastic tarps.

 

[terry_thatcher]

Steve, I read GOB all the time and must have missed this article. Very informative. But out here in Portland, we leave our boats in the water all year. Mark Pearson sold me his winter cover (has to fit around mast, shrouds, stays, pretty complicated) which I have modified several times to fit my needs.

 

[Gavin382]

Here is what I do. Homemade frame out of 2x4's and pvc conduit, then cover it with white plastic tarps.

Thanks for this, Stephen. This season I've accepted I'll have to shrink wrap but have opted for vents and a zip up door to allow access and better airflow.

I'll build something like this for next season hopefully!

 

[Gavin382]

Sail south

One day!

 

[Ernest Ashley]

Welcome Gavin: We have a Fairclough canvas cover that we inherited with the boat. The steel frame is an effort to put up and take down as is the canvas but considering our marina would charge us ~$1500/year, and will not allow plastic tarps the canvas option saves us in long run and doesn't waste the shrink wrap plastic.

 

[Gavin382]

Here is what I do. Homemade frame out of 2x4's and pvc conduit, then cover it with white plastic tarps.

Steve, had another read of your cover system and detailed design specs. Thanks again for sharing! I'm going to to exactly that next fall!

Have you and Margi managed to spend anytime in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland?

Drop me a line any time you're up in Canada. I'd love an excuse to cross the Bay of Fundy and explore the eastern shores of NS and more!

 

[TonyM]

I was tired of spending money on shrink wrap and tearing it off, so I had a cover made. It's custom for my boat and was just under $3,000.

ShipShape Products Inc.
611 N Central Ave
Duluth, MN 55807

Telephone: (218) 624-5677
Email: shipshapecanvas@icloud.com
Website: www.shipshapecanvas.com

Practical sailor has an article on them from a few years ago:
Practical Sailor Article

 

[Gavin382]

I was tired of spending money on shrink wrap and tearing it off, so I had a cover made. It's custom for my boat and was just under $3,000.

ShipShape Products Inc.
611 N Central Ave
Duluth, MN 55807

Telephone: (218) 624-5677
Email: shipshapecanvas@icloud.com
Website: www.shipshapecanvas.com

Practical sailor has an article on them from a few years ago:
Practical Sailor Article

I like that, Tony! Especially since it's a mast-in solution too. I appreciate your weighing in here!

Cheers.

 

[Mitchell S Allen]

That looks nice, and functional. The price seems really good too! Especially compared to San Francisco Bay prices.
Mitchell