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Getting a boat cover repaired...
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 |
Getting a boat cover repaired...
On Apr 13, 10:25*am, hk 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. |
Getting a boat cover repaired...
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. -- http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym |
Getting a boat cover repaired...
On Apr 13, 10:45*am, 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. --http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, that's what you should do. Weaken the trailer's structural components by drilling holes in it. |
Getting a boat cover repaired...
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. --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. --http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 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. -- http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym |
Getting a boat cover repaired...
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:45:30 -0400, 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. Why not just loop it around the frame and hook it back onto itself? Rick |
Getting a boat cover repaired...
On 4/13/10 11:22 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:37:10 -0700 (PDT), 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. That bungee that Ace and other places sell (white with blue flecks going through it) uses a polyethylene cover and the sun will kill it pretty quickly. The cover shreds and you are left with a bunch of rubber bands. Unfortunately I have been unable to find a better alternative. I know they make it because I have some solid blue covered bungee from a Mighty Mite luggage cart that has lasted years right next to the white stuff. It seems to have a nylon jacket. West Marine has some polyester covered bungees... -- http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym |
Getting a boat cover repaired...
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? |
Getting a boat cover repaired...
On Apr 13, 10:45*am, 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. --http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym Maybe use small hooks from Ace attached with self drilling screws. If your eyes are as bad as mine it would give you a larger target. |
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