"Chris" wrote
How do you guys deal with putting a cover on your boat, and not having a
big pool of water settle in it right in the seat area after it comes down
from the windshield to the back of the boat?

I was thinking of making some special pieces of wood to install that go
from the windshield to the back of the boat that would keep the cover high
enough that water couldn't gather.

Most people I've seen around here use support poles like those in *JimH*'s
link. They work and they're easy, but personally, I don't like the way they
tend to stretch the fabric into sort of a circus tent kind of appearance. I
use battens under my cover to keep it taut. All you need is to make sure
that the fabric is taut and there aren't any low spots for water to pool in.
Here's a picture of my boat under cover:
http://users.adelphia.net/~blizzard3...ges/cover8.jpg

I purchased batten sockets like the ones in the center of this image:
http://www.boatus-store.com/images/full/428429.jpg and attached them to the
sides after eyeballing it to decide where I needed support. The battens
themselves are 1-1/2 by 1/4" lattice boards from Home Depot. It took a
little cut and fit to get them short enough for the cover to fit and long
enough that the bows won't collapse.