On Apr 13, 3:59*pm, "Bill McKee" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

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On 4/13/10 11:08 AM, Loogypicker wrote:
On Apr 13, 10:45 am, *wrote:
On 4/13/10 10:37 AM, Frogwatch wrote:

On Apr 13, 10:25 am, * *wrote:
I managed to overtighten my canvas boat cover last season and in the
process pulled the anchor roller through it at the bow, creating a
nice
18" rip. Had a couple of other minor rips and tears. Got it all
repaired
at a local boat canvas shop for $60, and the shop sewed on double
patches of vinyl at the bow where I pulled the cover too tight over
the
deck hardware. $60 is a lot better than $400 for a new "semi-custom"
cover.

Still evolving a quick tie/release system for straps that tie the
cover
to the trailer...

Cheers.

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Small canvas loops around the edges of the cover. *Run very thin
bungee material thru said loops. *Put *metal hooks on the ends of said
bungee material that hook under trailer frame. *You can probably buy
stainless rod at Home Depot or even use stainless welding rod for
these hooks. *Ace hardware sells the bungee material.

Yeah. I have the loops...and I've been considering that elastic bungee
cord. My trailer is made of aluminum i-beams, so I can probably drill
small holes on the flat parts of the beams to catch the hooks...

I'd prefer nylon hooks, I think.

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Yeah, that's what you should do. Weaken the trailer's structural
components by drilling holes in it.

D'oh...the aluminum I-Beams already have holes in them...for the stainless
steel bolt/nylon washer/nylock nuts that hold the trailer together and for
the fender fasteners and for the sidelights.

This isn't a lake lanier clapped out old bassboat special trailer, Loogy
for Brains.

Nice try, though. You're doing well as an ankle-snapping pomeranian.

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My aluminum trailer is welded. *No nuts and bolts holding it together. *Much
nicer way to build a trailer. *My former trailer was an EZLoader, bolted
together. *Flexed and even wore through one of the bolts. *Luckily the bolt
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One trouble with bolts and bolt holes in aluminum is that those
connections need to be slip-critical, meaning the two mating surfaces
to the work through compression of the bolt/nut. If you rely on the
bolt, then the softer aluminum holes get larger and larger with time.
Add to that the dissimilar metal thing going on. Did you notice Harry
thinks it's quite all right and good engineering practice to drill
holes in structural members of his trailer? Anybody that has ANY bit
of engineering sense knows not to do that.