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Renzo
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Initially Posted - 04/09/2008 :  12:09:17  Show Profile
Just took the cover off the boat on Monday and it survived the winter. I was worried because we were gone for most of the winter and I didn't get down to the marina on a regular basis to check on the boat. Also this was one of the worst winters that we have had for a long time - heavy snow falls, fridged temps and sustained high winds (40 to 50+ mph on a number of occasions. But the cover and its flexible support structure made it through the winter in fine shape.
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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 :  13:05:06  Show Profile  Visit Chris Z's Homepage
I have a similar setup, except it doesn't go as high. I was wondering how you got the supports to bend so far without kinking.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 :  14:56:24  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Nice cover. Looks like it did its job. How soon before you take her out?
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 :  15:13:45  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Renzo</i>
<br />Also this was one of the worst winters that we have had for a long time - heavy snow falls, frigid temps,...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Actually, Renzo, its been one of the better winters we've had in a long time. Heavy snow falls and frigid temps means higher lake levels. If Lake St Clair has too much water, then send it my way down the Detroit River.
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 :  18:14:49  Show Profile
Chris - Thanks, I use 1/2" PVC so it bends prety easy if you first fix one end and then bend, slowly from the other end. Also the bend isn't quite as much as it seems because I start at the top of the the stanchions, not at the deck, that's why the rig is so high. The supports in the bow sometimes take a little heat from a heat gun to bend and I'm thinking that next year I may try using a more flexible tubing, like the type used for lawn irrigation systems.

Steve - The weather supposed to take a turn for the worse for the rest of the week and this weekend, so I probably won't launch before the end of next week at the earliest.

Don - I'll be sure to send some of St Clair's water your way right after I add some rum to it during the annual, "first sail christening ceremony"(<b>before</b> it's been kidney filtered).
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 04/10/2008 :  08:36:45  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Pending whatever the next week throws at us, I am planning on uncovering ours next week. The setup we used is similar to yours, but we doubled the tarps. It survived well. Still a couple weeks from ice-out up here, but the water levels are looking very good for early spring. Almost could have sailed the boat to the lake last week - the ditches overflowed and we had running water clear across the property.
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