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| 644.1 | Find Someone With a B.J.'s Card | USCTR2::HWYDOM | | Wed Apr 11 1990 16:18 | 6 |
| Saw some boat covers in B. J.'s Wholesale Warehouse in Westboro this past
week. They were boxed, with a sample of the fabric on the outside of the
box. Claimed resistance to sunlight, weather, etc. The covers were
available in various sizes (16-18', 19-20'). If I recall correctly,
the cost for the 19-20' size was in the mid $70 range. You might want
to give them a look.
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| 644.2 | Mooring, storing AND trailering ? | ULTRA::BURGESS | Mad man across the water | Thu Apr 12 1990 09:53 | 24 |
| re <<< Note 644.0 by SALEM::GINGRAS >>>
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> I would appreciate any inputs, positive and negative. This boat
> is mostly trailered and is stored at my home in Derry, N.H.
Overton's have covers that they specifically recommend for
"over the road", i.e. for use on the boat while trailering. Some
catalogues specifically recommend AGAINST trailering with their
mooring covers, though you may have to search the fine print to find
it. I tend to pack up all my vacation gear into the boat and haul it
~200 miles each way every summer, so a cover I can use on the road is
important to me.
For outside storage there is usually the problem of puddleing,
a heavy rain storm can easily dump enough water into the cover to pull
it off the gunnels and dump it into the boat - this is probably worse
with out-boards than I/Os or inboards, due to the shape of things.
I've solved it with an 8ft x 4ft sheet of waterproofed masonite, which
I bow over a length of 3 inch plastic sewer pipe - this all fits UNDER
the mooring/storage/towing/over_the_road cover.
Reg
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| 644.3 | Where to get a custom cover | KAHALA::SUTER | Never too Hot! | Fri Jul 10 1992 13:48 | 18 |
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I'm looking for a custom trailable boat cover and Overton's
can not help. Does anyone out there know of any companies that
makes custom covers or any recommendations ?
I have a Larson Senza 165, this is a low profile ski boat with
a ski pole permanently mounted.
tom
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| 644.4 | Try Mike's in Nashua | KAHALA::SUTER | Never too Hot! | Fri Jul 10 1992 13:49 | 14 |
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Mike's Custom Upholstery in Nashua, NH. Tel# in this file under
upholstery note. They quoted $350 to me to do a mooring/trailering
cover for my ski boat.
Wayne
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| 644.5 | | KAHALA::SUTER | Never too Hot! | Fri Jul 10 1992 13:49 | 19 |
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Most auto upholstery/top shops do custom covers for boats. The one in
Maynard (forgot the name ) is one I have heard good things about- good
work, reasonble prices.
Get a fabric that "breathes"- the viny covers can be inexpensive , but
condensation& Mildew are common with an all vinyl cover.
Dick
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| 644.6 | What if.... | KAHALA::SUTER | Never too Hot! | Fri Jul 10 1992 13:50 | 19 |
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What if I were to buy a trailable cover and then have a shop
custom fit it to my boat, has anyone had any sucess with something
like that. I could remove the skii pylon so that its location could
be mark for a added piece of the cover and then just mark and add
re-enforcment to the wear areas. uhmmmm
tom
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| 644.7 | Boat Cover Wanted | ISLNDS::WALSH | | Tue Aug 03 1993 13:33 | 7 |
| Wanted: Boat cover for a 16' Glastron trihull with an I/O and walk
thru windshield. Would like to find a used one that is in
good condition. I live in the Maynard, Mass area.
Please reply to: ISLNDS::WALSH DTN 229-7040 Thanks.
(preferred)
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| 644.8 | - CANVAS QUESTION - CANVAS QUESTION CANVAS QUESTION | AIMHI::CPOTTER | | Fri Mar 18 1994 11:45 | 35 |
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I'm looking for some advice about canvas. I checked the keywords and couldn't
find anything related, but if there's a topic that addresses this, please
point me to it. Here's the problem: I've got a 19' bowrider with the standard
canopy type canvas from the manufacturer - the kind with clear side windows,
snaps all around, etc. Putting it up and down every weekend is taking it's
toll on the aluminum framework and fittings, as well as the clear plastic
windows - side and rear - that I know I should roll up but usually fold them
anyway. Plus, it's more time consuming than I like to put on and take off.
Worst of all, it's black and absords the heat. So I'm looking for a better way.
One of my neighbors has the type of canvas that uses the same snaps that
are already installed, but no canopy, windows, etc. - like a mooring cover but
it doesn't use a drawstring and doesn't go all the way over the rubrail. Not
sure what to call it, but for now I'll call it a "docking" cover. I was sold
on this idea until I got a few quotes of around $500. Then some friends I
talked to seemed pretty adamant that a mooring cover would be better (and
cheaper). So now I'm confused.
The way I see it the pros and cons are as follows:
Mooring cover: less expensive; can be used when trailering;
more difficult to put on (I assume that you have to tighten the draw-
string either from the front or back, i.e. leaning way out from the
dock could be a problem).
"Docking" cover: more expensive; might not be useful when trailering;
easier to install; less wear and tear on the snaps.
I'd appreciate hearing other pros/cons on either of these types of covers, as
well as recommendations about where to get them in So. NH/ Lake Winni region.
Chris
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| 644.9 | oops | AIMHI::CPOTTER | | Fri Mar 18 1994 11:48 | 5 |
| Sorry, I must have got carried away when I entered the title of the note.
Must be that I'm getting real anxious for ice out...
Chris
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| 644.10 | I only yelled at the weather channel for a minute this AM! | KAHALA::SUTER | Never too Hot! | Fri Mar 18 1994 13:24 | 25 |
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Chris,
Judging by the replies to this note and other prices that I've
heard around the docks and boat ramps, 500 bucks sounds about right.
Maybe just a tad on the high side.
Mail order covers like the one I bought for the Nautique recently
are considerably cheaper. For instance, Overton's lists their Greystone
Over-the-road cover at 168.95 for a 19'6" I/O and their Sundura Blue
cover for 188.95. (BTW: I bought the Sundura and really like it, even
though I'd like it to breath a little more than it does).
As for the "tying at the bow or transom" problem. I've experienced
this once in a while, but I'm usually wet already and don't mind
getting into the water. Although, I don't really see any reason why
the cover can't be modified to have the drawstring opening towards the
dock... The only downside I can see to all of this is that if the cover
comes down over the rubrails it's going to rub on the dock all night
long.
Rick
Fever? Boating Fever? Did someone say BOATING FEVER!!!!
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| 644.11 | Few covers will trailer well | SALEM::JGREEN | Living beyond my emotional means | Fri Mar 18 1994 13:49 | 10 |
| Very few covers are actually meant to be on during towing. Unless it is
snapped on and is a taut installation I would be reluctant to tow with
a drawstring cover.A loose cover will beat your gel coat to a dull finish.
I enjoyed having a mooring cover to go over the canvas top. The canvas
was quick and readily accessable for short term use. If I stuck the
boat away for a week or two then the mooring cover went on over the
canvas. I like having both.
~jeff
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| 644.12 | I had a bowrider once | RENEWL::URBAN | | Tue Mar 22 1994 15:10 | 18 |
| and it came with a 'docking' cover and bow section cover made of white vinal.
The first spring I tried to put it on it was about 3/4 of an inch short due to
cold shrinkage and never got easy to put on until the weather warmed up.
I replaced it with the nylon fabric type of cover and if i remember right it
cost about $250/$275 to cover a 18' boat cockpit and $120 for the bow
cover. I had the work done here in Nashua by the guy that did the
canvas work for JC Boats when they had thier plant here. You can bring him
the boat or, since I lived nearby, he came to me. He did a real nice job.
IT was tight, trailerable and watertight.
I have a 22' cuddy now with both the 'regular' canvas, roof, side and back
curtains as well as a docking cover. About the only time I use the roof is
when I'm staying on the boat or it's raining...the rest of the time I use the
docking cover as it's easier and alot less wear on the more expensive roof and
curtains.
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| 644.13 | 2 in 2yrs :-( | CAPL::LANDRY_D | Warbirds 1939-1945 | Thu Mar 24 1994 12:08 | 29 |
| Yesterday's clear day and 60's was too good to pass up.
Took 1/2 vacation day and on way home stopped at Bliss Marine in Woburn.
They had sale going on due to renovation. In their catalog they had
boat covers going for $202. I have the other catalog's and the 19'
covers ranged from around $130 to $300. My 1 1/2yr old cover I got
with the FishTeaser cost me $282 and is ripped to shreads from towing
and winter damage although I had a tarp on top of it this winter.
Bliss had a good supply in stock all marked at $202 but the only one
for a 19' offshore center console boat had no sticker. I took it anyway
and when they rang up the final price it was $154.55 :-) Nice surprize.
Same material as my last one but extremely good elastic draw string
around it which keeps it pretty sercure to the boat. I did use bungee
cords to all the straps and that seems to work better then my varying
sizes of rope ;-) Two things it didn't have: Thick plastic protectors
which went over the bow rail point, both aft transom corners and over
the center console windscreen/rails etc. I decided to cut sections off
my old one and put those on first. I now have my center console covered
completely with the old cover. I will raise it over the steering wheel
for long term storage or till it dries out to prevent moisture/rot etc.
It also didn't have holes in the the Forward & Aft areas to install
poles to keep it propped up. What it did have that my other didn't have
was an engine cover already attached. It's for single engine outboards
and my 70hp swims in it so if I went to the max of 140hp for my boat
it would fit fine. I trailer it 80-120 miles one way everytime I go :-(
-< Tuna Tail >-
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| 644.14 | Water resistance for mooring cover | EMMFG::THOMS | | Mon Jul 29 1996 15:13 | 4 |
| My mooring cover, cloth/canvas, has lost whatever water-resistant
ability it once had. What is used to make it water resistant?
Ross
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| 644.15 | Thompson's? | CPEEDY::PRINDLE | | Tue Jul 30 1996 14:24 | 5 |
| Never tried it but I think you can spray it with Thompson's water seal.
Wayne
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| 644.16 | Buy fabric waterproofing spray | UNIFIX::FRENCH | Bill French 381-1859 | Tue Jul 30 1996 17:16 | 5 |
| Go to a fabric store and buy the spray that is made for waterproofing
fabric.
Bill (who'se wife runs a reupholstery / drapery small business)
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| 644.17 | Another vote for Thompsons | SMURF::HURST | | Wed Jul 31 1996 09:45 | 10 |
| Thompsons works well on canvas. I applied it to a canvas
tent with a paint brush over 5 years ago and it's still
working! The tent was MUCH heavier even after it dried.
It does leave an odor behind which takes a lot of air drying
to get rid of.
A canvas shop will sell you a similar product in gallon cans
which supposedly doesn't smell as bad but costs 2x what Thompsons
costs. Smell probably isn't as much of a problem for a boat
cover.
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| 644.18 | Not Thompsons! | FOR200::JOHNS | | Wed Jul 31 1996 11:08 | 14 |
| ditto .16
I recently had a new full cover made. The shop gave me a spray bottle
of Aqua-Tite to use on an old Half cover I had. They said DO NOT use
Thompson's!!! It won't harm the fabric, It will waterproof it BUT It
stops it from 'breathing' completely. This leads to mildew and mold in
the boat. They also said Thompsons will make it stiff and heavy.
The Aqua-Tite works great. Sheds water like a ducks back!
You may have to go to a canvas shop to get it, it is not sold in most
stores.
Garrison.
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