2012-09-23; 07:58:02 EDT
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Assuming you are in a northern climate, I would not shrink wrap the R22. Drop the mast and support it either with the mast crutch or from bow pulpit to stern rail. Add a little support in the middle (2 x 4) and use a tarp over the whole thing. Use one gallon plastic containers filled with sand or water or whatever and tie them to the eyes in the tarp to keep it in place. Make sure to keep leaves and debris out of the floor drain and also the drains on either side of the lazerette. The genny can be tied in place alongside the mast. Remove the battery, top it off with distilled water and charge from time to time or use a battery maintainer (cheap on EBay $6.00 or so) all winter long. Drain all water from the fresh water tank and use a gallon or so of NON toxic RV anti-freeze and make sure it gets into the lines and the faucet. Vodka is an approved alternative and adding orange juice in the spring makes it enjoyable to re commission the boat. Remove porta potti or winterize marine head if so equipped. Remove motor and winterize per manufacturers specification. Pour any left over gasoline into personal vehicle and make sure gas tank is clean. Any 2 cycle oil in gas will simply burn away and not hurt the vehicle. If you are in a southern climate, such as South Carolina, forget all of the above and go sailing as often as possible. (If you still have water to sail on) Rummy In a message dated 9/22/2012 3:40:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, iberoray59 at yahoo.com writes: Would like advice on winter storage for my Rhodes. Is it okay to shrinkwrap the boat with the mast up? Should I unstep the mast? or take the genny headsail off for storage? Thanks.See the original archive post