DaveC426913 wrote:So, how badly do you think I've pooched my poor SeaSaw by being too lazy to tarp it this winter?
The furling jib and lines may survive OK, and, worst case, I can replace them in the spring.
I'm worried about the glass in the bucket. There's surely plenty of tiny invisible cracks on the seats (esp the helm) over the years. I am imagining snow melting into the racks then freezing and widening them, week after week.
What have I done??
I expect you may be worried over nothing at all, Dave. Granted, I live down here in the rather more temperate climes of Virginia, but we get the odd arctic blast down here too, and few of the boats in my lot are covered--maybe one in ten, if that. Mine aren't. A good scrub and a wax in Spring, and you should be good to go if she's on a trailer, assuming you don't have a neglected (non-winterized) water system or a half-filled portapotty or holding tank (since it's Canada) aboard that could burst--in which case, I foresee scented candles, and lots of them, in your future. Of course, if she's berthed in the drink that may be another complicating factor. Still, by way of some possible reassurance, look around your lot or
any nearby boat lot or marina. Are
ALL of the other boats covered? No? Well then, there you go. Hibernate peacefully on, Prince Dave. In no time those crocuses and daffodils will be signalling for your return to the cockpit, where my hunch is that you will discover all will be well.