wrote:
On Aug 6, 6:59 am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Aug 5, 7:28?pm, HK wrote:
Why not buy a tarp and toss it over the boat?- Hide quoted text -
What- so nobody can see the dirt? :-)
D'oh...if the boat is put away clean, the tarp will keep the tree crap
off it.

Well, maybe a custom cover, or at least a fitted one, but those big
blue tarps are like Burka's for boats! There is nothing so ugly as a
big lump in a yard covered by some brown, white, blue, etc. nasty,
noisy, plastic tarp. Tied to trees, and secured with bungee chords,
might as well put a working outhouse in the drive.




Ah, yes...peel off another few thousand.

I got a bid last week for a cover for the new boat. Custom fitted,
don'tchaknow. $2350.

A major manufacturer happens to have the precise measurements for my new
boat and offers a similar cover, readymade. $350 or so, if I recall.

Tarp: $40

HK wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 6, 6:59 am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Aug 5, 7:28?pm, HK wrote:
Why not buy a tarp and toss it over the boat?- Hide quoted text -
What- so nobody can see the dirt? :-)
D'oh...if the boat is put away clean, the tarp will keep the tree crap
off it.

Well, maybe a custom cover, or at least a fitted one, but those big
blue tarps are like Burka's for boats! There is nothing so ugly as a
big lump in a yard covered by some brown, white, blue, etc. nasty,
noisy, plastic tarp. Tied to trees, and secured with bungee chords,
might as well put a working outhouse in the drive.




Ah, yes...peel off another few thousand.

I got a bid last week for a cover for the new boat. Custom fitted,
don'tchaknow. $2350.

A major manufacturer happens to have the precise measurements for my new
boat and offers a similar cover, readymade. $350 or so, if I recall.

Tarp: $40


Harry,
The $350 is one hell of a deal. A Plastic Tarp does not breath and will
turn your boat inot a petri dish for mold and mildew.

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:55:32 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

HK wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 6, 6:59 am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Aug 5, 7:28?pm, HK wrote:
Why not buy a tarp and toss it over the boat?- Hide quoted text -
What- so nobody can see the dirt? :-)
D'oh...if the boat is put away clean, the tarp will keep the tree crap
off it.

Well, maybe a custom cover, or at least a fitted one, but those big
blue tarps are like Burka's for boats! There is nothing so ugly as a
big lump in a yard covered by some brown, white, blue, etc. nasty,
noisy, plastic tarp. Tied to trees, and secured with bungee chords,
might as well put a working outhouse in the drive.




Ah, yes...peel off another few thousand.

I got a bid last week for a cover for the new boat. Custom fitted,
don'tchaknow. $2350.

A major manufacturer happens to have the precise measurements for my new
boat and offers a similar cover, readymade. $350 or so, if I recall.

Tarp: $40


Harry,
The $350 is one hell of a deal. A Plastic Tarp does not breath and will
turn your boat inot a petri dish for mold and mildew.

That would be true if Harry left the boat under the tarp all the time. Just
remember, Harry put over a hundred hours on his last boat!
--
John H

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:55:32 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

HK wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 6, 6:59 am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Aug 5, 7:28?pm, HK wrote:
Why not buy a tarp and toss it over the boat?- Hide quoted text -
What- so nobody can see the dirt? :-)
D'oh...if the boat is put away clean, the tarp will keep the tree crap
off it.
Well, maybe a custom cover, or at least a fitted one, but those big
blue tarps are like Burka's for boats! There is nothing so ugly as a
big lump in a yard covered by some brown, white, blue, etc. nasty,
noisy, plastic tarp. Tied to trees, and secured with bungee chords,
might as well put a working outhouse in the drive.



Ah, yes...peel off another few thousand.

I got a bid last week for a cover for the new boat. Custom fitted,
don'tchaknow. $2350.

A major manufacturer happens to have the precise measurements for my new
boat and offers a similar cover, readymade. $350 or so, if I recall.

Tarp: $40


Harry,
The $350 is one hell of a deal. A Plastic Tarp does not breath and will
turn your boat inot a petri dish for mold and mildew.

That would be true if Harry left the boat under the tarp all the time. Just
remember, Harry put over a hundred hours on his last boat!

I remember when he kept his boat at your storage, and it sat in the yard
uncovered and unused for the summer. You mentioned to Harry that he
really should go by the boatyard, that it looked like it had a inch of
dust on it.

A good quality breathable Sunbrella cover is a great way to keep the
boat clean. I like to clean the boat after each use, and I find all I
need to do is to hose the spider **** off the deck. This takes less
than 5 min. to get the boat ready for the day.

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:47:47 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


A good quality breathable Sunbrella cover is a great way to keep the
boat clean. I like to clean the boat after each use, and I find all I
need to do is to hose the spider **** off the deck. This takes less
than 5 min. to get the boat ready for the day.

Bingo. When the original fitted cover finally bit the bullet, I had
another one made for my 25ft pontoon boat. It is made of sunbrella
and cost $675, but the boat sits in a wet slip year-round, and the
interior still looks new. It has only sat uncovered for maybe a week
total in the last 6 years. It gets used 2 - 3 times a week for 8
months out of the year, and even during the winter it gets taken out
every two - three weeks.

Someone bought a new boat last year and put it in a slip a couple down
from mine. It's never been covered, and now it looks like crap. I
don't understand someone cheaping out on a cover, or being too lazy to
use it.

"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:47:47 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


I like to clean the boat after each use, and I find all I
need to do is to hose the spider **** off the deck.


Bingo.

Just curious. Why would you wash the boat *after* you used it other than
to rinse off the salt (if you boat in salt water)?

We wash our boat before we take it out or when we get to our swimming hole.

JimH wrote:
"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:47:47 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


I like to clean the boat after each use, and I find all I
need to do is to hose the spider **** off the deck.

Bingo.

Just curious. Why would you wash the boat *after* you used it other than
to rinse off the salt (if you boat in salt water)?

We wash our boat before we take it out or when we get to our swimming hole.




I spend 30 minutes to an hour scrubbing down our trailerboat after each
use. If we've been fishing, there's fish blood and baitguts everywhere,
plus the residue from salt water, which you need to do more than just
"rinse" off. Got to rinse off the trailer and the trailer brakes, too,
and flush out the motor.

It's quite a ritual.

JimH wrote:
"Jack Goff" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:47:47 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


I like to clean the boat after each use, and I find all I
need to do is to hose the spider **** off the deck.

Bingo.

Just curious. Why would you wash the boat *after* you used it other than
to rinse off the salt (if you boat in salt water)?

We wash our boat before we take it out or when we get to our swimming hole.



I rinse it off to get rid of sand and mud that was tracked onboard, but
most importantly to get rid of any food or drink that was dropped
or spilled. I learned the hard way that ants will walk up the boat line
to get to anything tasty on board the boat.

Since the boat is clean, it only takes a quick rinse to get rid of dust
and the spider ****.