C22 Snow in Cabin

It was last weekend that I checked the Catalina 22.  She was dry inside, but there was 2 ft of snow in the cockpit.

We had TONS of snow this week and high winds.

When I checked the boat today, the companionway hatch was wide open:

NOT GOOD!

The wind must have blown it open.

The electrical cord has been there all winter.  Use it plug in and charge the battery and power a ceramic heater.  Just look at the snow in the cockpit!

Inside the boat was 6-8" of snow and about 2" of water!  To make matters worst, the bilge pump had drained the battery and burned itself out.  This is because the bilge line was still frozen solid.

 The problem would not have happened if I had shrink wrapped the boat.

No damage other than the bilge pump.