hk 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.

--http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

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.


You can buy bungee cords with plastic or plastic coated hooks. You can
hook one end of the bungee cord on one of the lower legs of the I beam
and loop the bungee under the beam to hold it in place or you can loop
the bungee around the eye beam and hook the bungee back on to itself, or
you can buy the bungees in lengths that will loop around the I beam and
both hooks can attach to the loops, or you can use the old partially
filled milk bottle trick to maintain constant tension on the tarp and
never have to touch the trailer with lashings.
How do you deal with rain water puddleing up on your cover, or snow load?

On Apr 13, 11:55*am, anon-e-moose wrote:
hk 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.

--http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

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.

You can buy bungee cords with plastic or plastic coated hooks. You *can
hook one end of the bungee cord on one of the lower legs of the I beam
and loop the bungee under the beam to hold it in place or you can loop
the bungee around the eye beam and hook the bungee back on to itself, or
you can buy the bungees in lengths that will loop around the I beam and
* both hooks can attach to the loops, or you can use the old partially
filled milk bottle trick to maintain constant tension on the tarp and
never have to touch the trailer with lashings.
How do you deal with rain water puddleing up on your cover, or snow load?

This problem with bungee material deteriorating in sunlight is so bad
that I have actually sewn covers for bungee from scrap material.
Somebody should make UV resistant bungee.

On 4/13/10 11:59 AM, Frogwatch wrote:
On Apr 13, 11:55 am, wrote:
hk 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.

--http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

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.

You can buy bungee cords with plastic or plastic coated hooks. You can
hook one end of the bungee cord on one of the lower legs of the I beam
and loop the bungee under the beam to hold it in place or you can loop
the bungee around the eye beam and hook the bungee back on to itself, or
you can buy the bungees in lengths that will loop around the I beam and
both hooks can attach to the loops, or you can use the old partially
filled milk bottle trick to maintain constant tension on the tarp and
never have to touch the trailer with lashings.
How do you deal with rain water puddleing up on your cover, or snow load?

This problem with bungee material deteriorating in sunlight is so bad
that I have actually sewn covers for bungee from scrap material.
Somebody should make UV resistant bungee.


I wonder how WestMarine's UV-resistant bungees will do? I don't mind
replacing some of them every season if I go that route.

The canvas cover is only for keeping dust and bird **** out of the boat
during the boating season. When the season is over, I have the boat
shrinkwrapped.


--
http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:59:38 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

This problem with bungee material deteriorating in sunlight is so bad
that I have actually sewn covers for bungee from scrap material.
Somebody should make UV resistant bungee.

We have one piece of bungee cord on the trawler which lives up on the
bow pulpit and is totally exposed to direct tropical sun every day.
It typically lasts about a year before the cover deteriorates. Given
the harsh environment and low cost of replacement, that seems
reasonable to me.

Used on or near the under side of a trailer, in a more northerly
climate, for 6 months or so of the year, it seems reasonable to expect
multi-year life. I had exposed bungee cord on my old sailboat in
Connecticut which seemed to last at least 3 or 4 years if not kept
under constant high tension.