Tipping is one of the main reasons I store mast down. Mast presents a lot of windage in cold winter storms. Puts a lot of pressure on small area of poppet that actually contacts the hull. To experience how much just stick your arm out the window of a car going 60!! Use steel cradle purpose built for the boat. Yard adds one extra stand port and starboard. No problems in 25 years.
John Read Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT From: Robert Abbott via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 5:52 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com>; Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> Subject: Stus-List winter storage The key to keeping mast up during winter is the cradle....the boats with inadequate or damaged cradles are at risk. I have seen several boats at my club where the boats have toppled and it was the cradle that failed in every instance. And for loosening the rigging in winter....no need if the rig is properly tuned at storage....besides, as someone here mentioned, the aluminum mast shrinks first in extreme cold. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32- #277 halifax, N.S.
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