Winter cover for Cat 30 . question on covering

[John]

I am covering a 77 Catalina 30 for the winter. Using two tarps,one from the bow to the mast and one from the stern to the mast. All is covered except around the shrouds and the mast. I cant join the two tarps together because of the stay wires with the mast up. Does anyone have any suggestions or remedys. Thanks.

 

[John Olson]

wintercover

I take my mast off the boat every year and have made ply wood bows on edge thay sit by every stantion free standing and extend beyond the sides of the boat so the tarp dose not touch the stantions or the sides of the boat.The ply wood is scrap 3/4 left over from the building trades and is screwed together from the sides ,panted with a deck paint and 3/4" pipe insulation is on the sides that rub on the tarp .The frames are 5' 3" hight so you can work in side on top all winter. I use a 30 by 40 tarp that works good. With the stays up I think two 20x30s would be good I might remove the lower stays and tie them to the mast.so there would be less holes The rear stays I would put through small holes cut in the tarp frount stay can be cut around. Dont pull the tarp to tight it needs to blow up and down a little so the snow falls off.  John

 

[John Olson]

cover

I take my mast off the boat every year and have made ply wood bows on edge thay sit by every stantion free standing and extend beyond the sides of the boat so the tarp dose not touch the stantions or the sides of the boat.The ply wood is scrap 3/4 left over from the building trades and is screwed together from the sides ,panted with a deck paint and 3/4" pipe insulation is on the sides that rub on the tarp .The frames are 5' 3" hight so you can work in side on top all winter. I use a 30 by 40 tarp that works good. With the stays up I think two 20x30s would be good I might remove the lower stays and tie them to the mast.so there would be less holes The rear stays I would put through small holes cut in the tarp frount stay can be cut around. Dont pull the tarp to tight it needs to blow up and down a little so the snow falls off.  John

 

[John]

Winter...thanks

Thanks for the response. good advice. I probably will pull the mast mext year. Stay warm.