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NoBones 10-20-2011 07:38 PM

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I prefer the Man Cave wrap! :D

In & out in 20 seconds..

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FishStretcher 10-20-2011 09:24 PM

I use a tarp, but lay planks from the center console out to the gunwales of the master angler to shed and/or support snow. Not as maintenance free as the ridgepole designs once you get snowmelt, as it can collect. I worry about the point loading of some designs on the cap/gunwale.

I am considering skinning some pink styrofoam panels with glass to make sandwich cores as a light hard shell, over which I put a tarp. But haven't tried that yet.

dcobbett 10-21-2011 05:22 PM

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marcOO,

I've gone through a variety of wood frames and have used a PVC pipe one for the last few years. Sets up and breaks apart easily, materials are cheap and durable and the tarp slides on and off the frame without a hitch. Attached .jpegs are from 2 different versions and one of them is attached to just show the base plates I use for the verticals in the boat. The forward one is duct taped to the trailer and the aft one is set into a small hole that I dig. What isn't shown is a cob web type arrangement of small diameter rope that I set up on each side of the frame to help support the slopping side panels of the tarp.

TooFly 10-23-2011 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dcobbett (Post 195231)
marcOO,

I've gone through a variety of wood frames and have used a PVC pipe one for the last few years. Sets up and breaks apart easily, materials are cheap and durable and the tarp slides on and off the frame without a hitch. Attached .jpegs are from 2 different versions and one of them is attached to just show the base plates I use for the verticals in the boat. The forward one is duct taped to the trailer and the aft one is set into a small hole that I dig. What isn't shown is a cob web type arrangement of small diameter rope that I set up on each side of the frame to help support the slopping side panels of the tarp.

Nice setup. Can I swing by and check it out sometime? :D

dcobbett 10-25-2011 04:12 PM

TooFly,

Sure.

TooFly 10-25-2011 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dcobbett (Post 195372)
TooFly,

Sure.

Sweet! ;)

Capt Chuck 10-25-2011 10:05 PM

Ask Trayder :eek:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../chictarp4.jpg

pair of jacks 10-27-2011 05:14 PM

boat cover
 
I had a custom canvas cover made a few years back by a local guy here in NJ. It fits right over my t-top and I cross-tie at the bottom across the hull. I do not use any wooden supports or anything and it has survived major snow storms here, including the epic 34 inch blizzard last December. The t-top is my support system so no need for wood beams or the such. Canvas vendor is Nautical Canvas in Pt. Pleasant NJ- he's great, comes to measure your boat and comes back with customized cover.

Trayder 10-27-2011 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Chuck (Post 195388)

Yeah at least I was smart enough to put it on a trailer and head south...

Nothing beats being able to use your boat year around!!

thehermit 10-27-2011 07:18 PM

shrinkwrap. A door is a must so you can go in there with a beer and turn on the radio until April comes. :-)

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s...c/pic034-2.jpg


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