Age old question.....This is the first season hauling my 81' H30 for the Winter. I have asked around the marina, and noticed other boats that have been hauled, it is about 50/50 in opinions, up vs. down. I plan on leaving my mast up for the winter. Some people say leave it up, other say you must take it down. Any comments?
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Unless you need work up top, leave it up. The people who fret about taking the mast down on the hards worry that the boat can't give like it does in the water, hence the mast will be shaken. Look around and you'll see that no one else cares, appropriately so.
Unless you need work up top, leave it up. The people who fret about taking the mast down on the hards worry that the boat can't give like it does in the water, hence the mast will be shaken. Look around and you'll see that no one else cares, appropriately so.
Concur - leave it up
unless you have work to do on it. Leave the rigging properly tensioned, too. Loosening it will just free the mast to move in the wind. David Lady Lillie
unless you have work to do on it. Leave the rigging properly tensioned, too. Loosening it will just free the mast to move in the wind. David Lady Lillie
Mine coming down for good reason
Tom, I'm bringing mine down this year for a number of reasons. We're putting a TV antenna on it, replacing all of the haylards (before they break), adding a third halyard for a future spinaker, changing the steaming light to a steaming light/fore deck light combination. But most important, we've owned the boat for two years now (a 28.5 - 1987) and I doubt if the mast was ever taken down for inspection/repairs. The spreader boots are cracked and need replacing and I'm going to have the rigging re-tuned after it goes back up. But for other then those reasons I'd be leaving it up like 99% of the owners in my marina do each winter.
Tom, I'm bringing mine down this year for a number of reasons. We're putting a TV antenna on it, replacing all of the haylards (before they break), adding a third halyard for a future spinaker, changing the steaming light to a steaming light/fore deck light combination. But most important, we've owned the boat for two years now (a 28.5 - 1987) and I doubt if the mast was ever taken down for inspection/repairs. The spreader boots are cracked and need replacing and I'm going to have the rigging re-tuned after it goes back up. But for other then those reasons I'd be leaving it up like 99% of the owners in my marina do each winter.
Have gone on the hard both ways
I have left the mast in and taken the mast out. If you have a lot of work to do on the mast take it out, otherwise leave it in. I do differ with Dave, as I suggest you loosen you standing rigging as the first time I was out, I did not. I came back in the spring to indentations on both sides under the rigging. The cold of the Maryland winter contracted the rigging to tighen and stressed out the hull. After that, I have always loosened and not had a problem with the stick coming down or the indentations getting deeper. Good luck Ian s/v Meant to Be.
I have left the mast in and taken the mast out. If you have a lot of work to do on the mast take it out, otherwise leave it in. I do differ with Dave, as I suggest you loosen you standing rigging as the first time I was out, I did not. I came back in the spring to indentations on both sides under the rigging. The cold of the Maryland winter contracted the rigging to tighen and stressed out the hull. After that, I have always loosened and not had a problem with the stick coming down or the indentations getting deeper. Good luck Ian s/v Meant to Be.
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I stored my last boat for 18 years with the mast up. I am entering my second year with my 356 leaving the mast up. Unless you need to do some maintenance why risk the yard damaging your rigging.
I stored my last boat for 18 years with the mast up. I am entering my second year with my 356 leaving the mast up. Unless you need to do some maintenance why risk the yard damaging your rigging.
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