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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 10/17/2007 :  22:43:08  Show Profile  Visit Chris Z's Homepage
Randy,

Here are the pictures I have on my skeleton. The pipe is 3/4" PVC. This I got from a friend that he uses for sprinklers and it comes in 10' lengths. It is a thinner wall then the 3/4" you would buy at home depot and bend well over the mast. I used 45 degree elbows just above the top of the stantions. I tywraped extra thick pipe insulation to help reduce wear at the turn. Also, I ran a piece length wise over the other pieces. I also put caps on the ends to keep it from wearing the tarp. As you will see in the one picture, I used tywraps for everything. I put the cover on by myself in about and hour plus. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Response Posted - 10/18/2007 :  05:45:20  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Chris, the best looking bag job I have seen.
Is that a furler laying along the mast?
The hoops I use don't have the 45d joints, the pipes bend pretty easily in the heat here, even then, I think your idea is better and I'll implement a similar setup. Thanks for posting.

Paul
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/18/2007 :  08:44:47  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by britinusa</i>
<br />Duane,


Then, when the boat is along side the house (we're 60 miles away from decent launch ramps from which we can 'sail') it suffers not only from the sun, but also the local environment. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Okay so instead of a tarp, which I'm sure your neighbors love, how about dropping an extra few and building a pergola and growing some decent Florida plants on it. The initial expenditure would be more, but you'd have dual functionality, less of an eyesore and if you get a bigger boat, you have a nice shaded area to throw a few chairs and a bbq.

If it has to be a tarp and the concern is just the sun I'd find the cheapest thing I could and try to get as much mileage out of it as possible.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/18/2007 :  15:02:39  Show Profile
Thanks Chris! Very nice job that I am about to copy. I do projects on the boat all winter and your setup will be perfect for that.
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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 10/18/2007 :  20:20:17  Show Profile  Visit Chris Z's Homepage
Paul,

Yep, a harken system.
Also, I have no worries about my boat being unsightly at Pymatuning at our cottage. The neighborhood has a pontoon boat under cover in just about every drive. Of course, I have yet to see anyone stop and say: Wow that is a really nice pontoon boat.
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Second Wind53
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Response Posted - 10/26/2007 :  16:19:39  Show Profile
Paul, Try hanging bottles from the tarp in the middle. Gallon or 4 liter jug tyed to the 4 or 5 eyes in the center keeps much more tension on my tarp up here in Vancouver where we get some stronger winds in the winter.

Peter
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Response Posted - 10/27/2007 :  01:52:19  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Peter, I have whipped a bunch of lines to hold the tarp down (makes it a breeze to put the tarp back on.)

The new one has been up for nearly two weeks (seems like more), the boat is still clean! (It's amazing how much debris there is in the air)

This weekend I'll be installing some noodles along the pokey bits along the top (fwd face) of the mast & furler.

Paul
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