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JimC View Drop Down
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    Posted: 10 Dec 08 at 6:24pm
Boom up if the boat spends the winter at the sailing club, boom down if it lives in the garage overwinter and gets towed to lots of events.
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Originally posted by Villan



[edit] Here it is .. all the sails were in the 5k, tied in, all the Fireball had was boom tied to mast gate and thwart, and padded at the transom end. Cover was on as this was taken the day we loaded up, and it was forcast to rain.


Good job you loaded them that way round - would have been a mare to go round the bends with the 5 tonner on the top!!
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Posts: 584 		Post Options Post Options   Quote bert Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Dec 08 at 12:40am

Always tow with an undercover if possible because this stops the mud & general road cud getting on your hull,If you have a open transom then provided that you tie in your sails & boom & tie off the ropes there is NO good reason to have a cover ,

If on the other hand you have a full tramsom then for fuel costs alone then it is worth having a towing cover.

For my 300 cocoon cover & laser undercover only



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bubble wrap on the decks helps with breathability on flat covers, My wooden fireball 13661, had a flat cover never had any problems with that. leave the bailers open and more air circulates
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