winter cover
 

how do you cover your boat for the winter?& still have acess to work on it.

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ive seen guys shrink wrap there boats and have zippers melted rite into the shrink wrap

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I use PVC to makea frame, then cover with big tarp, I just untie one corner and climb in.

Now I have to make a hole new frame for the new boat :-[

after 8 years I just got the other frame the way I wanted >:(

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Here's mine.

One pole in the middle of the cockpit (he said pole AND cockpit).

Easily rolls back for working, then covers up just as simple.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...101_0062-5.jpg

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I just change to SPF 10 sunblock

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Heheheh....cuz,... We don't even hava winter.

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:P

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Hey RB,

where did you get that? is that a special cover or just a 20' regular cover??? I like it ::)

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It came with the boat. It is said to be a "custom" built cover. It is made of heavy canvass and it is reinforced on the corners and at the windshield.

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give you $10 for it ::) ;D

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new ideas?

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Well if it was me, and I owned my own house I would buy one of them Carport things in the store with the sides, then it like a mini garage .

My 23 footer is kind of big for that now. :'(

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That wouldn't last the winter season up here. Too many pockets to collect rain water and snow. The weight of the snow would probably tear right through at the support poles.

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Thats why I live here.

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Good one RB ;D That is a nice looking cover. I bought a 24ft tarp over a year ago and its still ok but leaks a little. I need to replace it soon. What little bit of snow and ice we had last winter I went out and knocked it off before it built up. ;) I also have a gray motor cover too but you can't see it in the pic.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...1019071413.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...9071413a-1.jpg

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WWW.CANVAS2COVER.COM

GO TO WELLCRAFT AND LOOK FOR V-20 STEPLIFT AND YOU CAN FIND SEVERAL MODEL REASONABLY PRICED.

LESTERUS

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BLU:

THE LIFE SPAN OF THOSE TARPS DOWN HERE IS 6 MONTH TOPS, AND IF YOU BUY THE GOOD ONES (GREY HEAVY WEIGHT) YOU HAVE TO PAY OVER $100.00 SO I'M THINKING ON BUYING ONE IN CAVAS2COVER, WHADDAYA THINK?

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$370 for my cover on that site!! :o

I guess its Blue tarps again this year!!

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Note that the covers being offered by Canvas2covers are not custom fit; they are semi-custom. I purchased one of these before, and they are only so-so. You just cannot beat a custom made cover, but the price is also quite high--probably $400-$600 depending on the fabric.

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$30 a tarp x 2 tarps per year is $60 a year. $500 gets you 8 years worth plus you get a new one all the time.

;D

Now don't get me wrong I'd love to have a nice cover but its not above other things on my list like seating.

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I get The green one they are a little better then the the blue and I get 3 or 4 years out of one. Then I use the old on the bottom and add a new one to it, then there last even longer!!

The secret is that you need to tie down good and cover the sharp corners with pipe insulation, will last a long time!

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I fold a towel and tuck it under the sharp corners on the windshield ;) I know that has made it last alot longer. Plus rotate it around 180 degrees occasionally so that the parts that are sharp won't rub int he same place all the time.

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MJ.....Job Lot has the green tarps for a decent price!

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Thanks Whale, Thats were I get them! ;)

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heres my winter cover

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSC03181.jpg

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Mines the same model number as Blue Runner's. ;)