Winter cover

FirstSightPS31 said:

WOW that is some cover!

1. It appears you leave the boat in the water all winter?

2. You have a tubular support apparatus under the cover?

3. Who made it?

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1. Yes, we stay in for the winter and haul-out during mid-summer.

2. The cover is supported by the boom and three halyards over the forepeak (genoa, staysail, and spinnaker). There is no skeleton or frame. But I do lay about half a dozen thin strips of wood (about 2"x1/4"x14') over the boom, to give the cover a bit of extra rigidity (mostly to resist flapping in the wind).

3. I don't know. It was brand new, never used, when we bought the boat. I saw the receipt (ca-ching!!) but have since misplaced it. I thought I remembered it having been made by Canvas Creations in Annapolis, but I've checked their website and they don't advertise for winter covers. It must have been someone else, and I'm near certain they were in Annapolis. There is no label on the cover.

FirstSightPS31 said:

Dan Wood at Canvas Creations did my dodger/bimini.

He said he would do a winter cover...

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Huh, interesting. Maybe he did ours after all?

Paul,

Glad to hear that you got a good discount! I think you'll be happy to have a properly sized cover.

As for the leaky portlights -- If you have the older oval style portlights, as the gaskets age and become more compressed, they do need an occasional adjustment to the set screws in the hinge. This allows them to seat more evenly on the frames. Bring your tiniest alan/hex keys.