Greetings all. Storing the wishbone on the deck is ideal because it keeps it in a horizontal plane. When yards believe they are doing you a favor by storing it vertical on its side, they seem to forget what happens when water collects in the lower tube and freezes.
Cheers
Mike Quill
My yard tapes every hole with shrink wrap adhesive type tape on the mast and boom before storage. Bob Horne, N26C, 249, ENCORE, Pocasset, MA.
I like the idea of having the yard take the boom ashore while I’m working on the mast. I bet they will charge an additional lay charge for it (mast was $175/day two years ago, probably more now) but it might be worth it given the hassle of setting up the boom to ride on the deck while I drive the boat to/from my slip in a different marina. It will only be for a day or two and I doubt that it has been cold enough in San Diego to freeze water in the boom since the last ice age, so I’m more worried about them finding a rack to safely store it in. It’s not exactly shaped like a sloop’s boom.
Brian Godfrey
Vela, NS33, San Diego