Flybridge Tonneau?

[rafiki_]

Given the winds forecast for Monday, what is the forum view on the tonneau? Leave it on and hope for the best, or remove it, and anything else that could get blown away?

 

[Tender_aft]

Get a brightly patterned one, it looks good and will scare the wind away.

Flappy things are uncontrollable in wind. What starts off as a little movement becomes a lot and then it's torn or gone. I always removed. In deciding, bear in mind that flying objects might smash into your fly and damage instrumentation etc.

It's about time these canvas covers had proper fixings (like a convertible car). That way it wouldn't be a worry.

 

[rafiki_]

The fixings are sound, buckles for 75%, and bungies for the rest. There are 2 poles to tension so that water doesn't pool, and these are the things most likely to become dislodged and therefore create a problem IMO.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

and anything else that could get blown away?

you probably need to leave the old syrup of fig at home as well

 

[Tender_aft]

you probably need to leave the old syrup of fig at home as well

Why? Has the new one got better glue?

I'm just reading Heavy Weather Sailing (thanks Deleted User read about it in a post you made some other time)....surely there will be some info in there on pre-storm tying down...let's see)

 

[rafiki_]

you probably need to leave the old syrup of fig at home as well

Hey, the rug will be nestled in the airing cupboard, warming for when I get home

 

[aquapower]

Given the winds forecast for Monday, what is the forum view on the tonneau? Leave it on and hope for the best, or remove it, and anything else that could get blown away?

As long as its fitted and secured ok it will be fine, tonneau covers are ok for road transport so should stand up to a bit of a breeze

 

[rafiki_]

As long as its fitted and secured ok it will be fine, tonneau covers are ok for road transport so should stand up to a bit of a breeze

Ok, thanks

 

[Thepipdoc]

Ok, thanks

We lost our cover on our F43 last January in a gale. We reckoned it had been blown over the pointy end of the bow because we had a 6" stainless rod fixed to the top rail of the guard rail which had a ribbon attached to it to act as a "wind vain" and this was pointed forward towards the water, instead of being upright.
We asked the harbour authority and the marina staff and they'd not seen anything of it.
If in doubt take it off.

 

[Relax.A]

Surely a couple of old mooring lines slung over the fly holding the cover down would be best. Batton down the hatches as they say.

 

[longjohnsilver]

I've left mine up for the past 6 years or so but it was damaged in a severe gale a few years back. Decided not to risk it with the projected 70kt gusts, spent an hour or so yesterday taking all the covers down, better safe than sorry.

 

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