[CT_V-20]

For what it's worth, I needed two poles on mine. I have one in the middle with a hole stitched in the cover for it and I bought a second one at Overtons to prevent the constant pooling I got near the stern on my bracket boat. Works great now (so long as the wind doesn't blow too hard). In the winter my cover sits snug in the cuddy while the shrinkwrap does the heavy lifting/supporting. No way my cover (which is identical to the one pictured) could support snow/ice even in mild CT winter without ripping.