A common method around here is to use 3/4" or 1" PVC pipe across the boom, pulled down to the toerail with lines to create a curved surface for a tarp or canvas to lay over. The nicer ones will have channels sewn into the fabric to insert the tubing. Very light, cheap, and reasonable easy to setup, although storage can be an issue depending on how long the tubing is. I've thought about making something like this to provide more rain protection, since our bimini stops short of the dodger. We already carry a Walker Bay sailkit, which is about 8' broken down, and stores in the quarter berth, so as long as the poles are kept to ~8', it could be stored in the same place.
-- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 4:44 AM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a 35 MK I. Do you literally mean a boom tent with the boom as a > high point and the edges tied down to the rails? If you mean something > like a big sun/rain shield spread out with poles, I have one in my shed. > It was not custom made for the boat, I think my father got it in the > 1970s and it is a big rectangle of cloth with two aluminum poles. One > pole is split and the cover has a velcro slot so it can extent aft past > the topping lift/halyard on the end of the boom.We actually don't use it > very often since we got the Bimini. On the plus side it provides a lot > of shade. On the minus side it takes some time to put up and I would > NEVER leave it up at anchor with the boat unattended unless there was > exactly 0% of storms. It is a lot of windage and tends to yank boat boat > at an angle on the anchor and pop it free assuming it even lasts long > enough to do that before shredding. > > You can see it here > http://www.dellabarba.com/sailing/images/coq1annapolis.jpg In this case > we have it forward of the topping lift. > > Joe > > Coquina > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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