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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 10/28/2009 : 07:48:26

Nice set-up. I would like to find a similar canvas tarp with velcro closures instead of tape. My experience here in Northern Michigan is that unless there is a frame under the tarp, snow and ice load will tear them up. Also, blue tarps tend not to hold up well in windy conditions because they flog the coating off themselves.

My tarps extend over the mast to the stanchion base on either side to get the same pitch you have. I don't cover the topsides though. Your idea is perfect for my application but I'm a little leary of the wind and snow effects on the taped seams.

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KiteKraemer
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Response Posted - 10/28/2009 : 10:48:10

My tarp was $25 bucks and the roll of tape was $6. We had torrential rains for the past few days, and the set-up worked perfectly-- no rain got in.
Even tho last year I didn't cut the tarp, I had a bunch of tape and it held up better than the tarp.
The beauty of this new set-up is that there are no rigs or frames, or contraptions beneath the mast.
I propped up the mast last year and went over the stantions, (like Nauti-ducks) but snow and ice did built up, even though I added 2 feet of height to the mast.
The angle on this new set-up is hard to beat!
I'm confident in it's placement even with the sometimes severe freezing rain we get.

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Deric
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Response Posted - 10/31/2009 : 19:32:04

I think I must have used cheapo tarps because every Spring my tarps were worn, and had holes. I always factored in a new tarp as annual cost to protect the boat.

Heh, I think a member of this organization mentioned that he was building a pole barn to cover his boat. Has anyone heard from him? Did he complete the building? Nice.

-- The first year I had the boat, I made a frame out of PVC, it lasted only two years. A wooden beam would have been much better.

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Deric

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Sailor Sam
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Response Posted - 11/07/2009 : 17:52:32

We need a new sail cover. Velcro and twist grommets are shot and the cover is trashed, last big winds a few weeks ago killed it. Problem is we have no idea what size to get. Saw a few posts regarding sources; we'd like to get a forest green one. We've got a 1985 25' swing keel. Don't know if it's a tall rig or not. Great boat and fun to sail.

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