Winter cover

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   Hi Pearl,

I use the cover with the Main Sail on the boom.  I just loose the ropes of the maindrop and the complete maindrop is moving downward. To do so the ropes needs to be long enough. 
The cover is with severral rubberbands and small plastic hooks attaced to the toe rail. Approximatly one each 60cm.  At Bow and Stearn there are additional ropes to hold it down. In addition it is possible to attache some small sandbags at the lower side of the cover. I got this sandbags delivered with the cover but never used it. That Solution works perfect even in high winds. (The toe rail is different on my boat than on yours) I try to make some detailed pictures when I am nexttime on my boat.

Best regards
HP

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sophie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Sub Lieutenant Joined: 19 November 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote sophie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 May 2012 at 09:07
	Hi Pearl, I use the cover with the Main Sail on the boom. I just loose the ropes of the maindrop and the complete maindrop is moving downward. To do so the ropes needs to be long enough. The cover is with severral rubberbands and small plastic hooks attaced to the toe rail. Approximatly one each 60cm. At Bow and Stearn there are additional ropes to hold it down. In addition it is possible to attache some small sandbags at the lower side of the cover. I got this sandbags delivered with the cover but never used it. That Solution works perfect even in high winds. (The toe rail is different on my boat than on yours) I try to make some detailed pictures when I am nexttime on my boat. Best regards HP
	Sophie 370e

Niels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Commander Joined: 04 January 2011 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 91	Post Options Post Reply Quote Niels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2012 at 10:36
	Hi Pearl I think I have cracked the picture for the cover
	Niels

seileren1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Captain Joined: 02 May 2007 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 349	Post Options Post Reply Quote seileren1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2012 at 11:30
	Hello;

seileren1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Captain Joined: 02 May 2007 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 349	Post Options Post Reply Quote seileren1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2012 at 11:32
	Hello; Yes a bit out of season but still a very important issue in colder climates. Here in Norway most people cover their sail boat during the winter season. You can buy racks which gives the cover support in the same way as a tent does. To keep the cover down, most people use cans with antifreeze liquid. Antifreeze is used because frozen cans can damage the hull when they move in wind etc. Many people also keep their boats on land during the winter. When you do this you have to go through a procedure of emptying all water and preparing the engine for freezing temperature. On my old boat, I choose to keep her in the sea but made sure the temp inside always was above 0 degrees. The above pic showes how I did it last winter on my old boat. Cheers

sophie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Sub Lieutenant Joined: 19 November 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote sophie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 June 2012 at 08:52
	Hi Pearl, as promised in my earlier post I send you a picture how my cover is fixed to the boat. Best regards HP
	Sophie 370e

superliga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Rear Admiral Joined: 25 April 2008 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 590	Post Options Post Reply Quote superliga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 June 2012 at 11:07
	Hi Sophie, It looks very neat. As you pointed out, my toerail is different, but i have an idear about using 10 L buckets in the water instead of sandbags hanging on the hull. How do you hold the material up over the foredeck? Is it a sailpin build in to the material and the jib hailyard holding it ?
	PEARL - S/Y SUPERLIGA - HANSE 470 e - Hull #168 - hanse470.com



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