I take the mast down and leave both the main and the jib attached during winter.  i cover the boat with a tarp, using the mast as a ridge pole, so the sails are protected from direct exposure to the elements.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Oct 18, 2019, at 3:36 PM, Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have the standard GB roller furler for the genoa.  It slides into a grove
> on the furler but it is secured in place with a screw at the top and a screw
> at the bottom instead of being raised with a halyard.  I had to take off my
> genoa for cleaning last Saturday.  I also had to remove the main sail which
> requires some minor repair.  After lowering the mast, I secured the jib
> furler bundle to the mast using the topping lift, and then removed the whole
> mast, and jib bundle from the boat and put it on the grass.  It's not light
> when you have all of that bundled together and I had a couple of people help
> me with moving the mast bundle down to the grass.  Once it was on the grass,
> I unfurled the genoa to remove it.  For the main sail, I slid the furler out
> of the mast, then unfurled it and unscrewed it for removal.
> 
> I plan to keep the GB jib furler as long as it is working well.  If I run
> into problems with that in the future then I may replace it with CDI or some
> other system that makes it possible to take the jib off without lowering the
> mast.
> 
> A follow up question for the group:
> - Do you remove the jib for winter storage?
> - Do you remove the main sail for winter storage?
> 
> I'll keep both sails off the boat this winter since they are already off,
> but I'm not sure about future years.
> 
> I'm getting a mast down winter cover made by the local sailboat shop and it
> would be nice to leave the sails on if I'm able to ensure the furled sails
> are covered.  Any suggestions on this?
> 
> 
> 
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