I made a frame from pvc pipe and covered it with properly sized truck tarps. Definitely less expensive, and not too bad to assemble and disassemble/store, but it was more trouble than it’s worth. I now use a service out of the Niagara Falls, NY area that built a metal frame and custom cover. It was pricey up front but fits like a glove. Now, for about $200 each fall, they show up, assemble the frame, and cover the boat. For about the same price each spring, they show up, disassemble the frame, remove the cover, and store the frame and cover for the summer. No more ladders, lugging heavy tarps around, repairing broken frame pieces, etc. Definitely worth it in my view.
From: coltrek--- via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2018 2:48 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Winter cover frame - Frame Maker Clamps I tried a different idea last year. I made 20 some brackets that just clipped onto the toe rail and each slot. A piece of tubing was welded straight up at that point. Then I bought several lengths of three quarter inch plastic conduit, put them over the upright tubing, straightforward up and then arched over the boat. In my case over the laid down mast. Worked pretty good. I would have to do a little more support for the snow that we had last December. Fortunately, I put it on just after that, so it didn't crush the plastic tubing. Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie
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