[Public-list] Purpose of "frame" for boat cover?

[William Wallace]

Hi  Dan and John,

My sense is that while many boats can be covered with tarps using the 
mast as the "tent ridgepole", other folks find they need a framework to 
keep heavy rains and snows off of the boat, and from forming 
depressions on the tarp, where the water can turn to ice or collect, 
then rip through.  I will built a simple framework this year for my 
1962 Seafarer Rhodes Meridian to keep her dry!

Scott Wallace, WATERMARK
On Wednesday, November 24, 2004, at 08:02 PM, John Irving wrote:

> I use a similar system (mast as the ridge pole) on one of my boats
> that still has its original gel coat. It works great. However, my A30
> has Awlgrip on the topsides, so I built a frame to keep the winter
> cover from rubbing on the boat. The frame I built also leaves
> sufficient headroom to work on the boat during the Spring and Fall.
>
> John
> Blue Teal #284
>
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:26:56 -0800, Daniel Sternglass 
> <dans at stmktg.com> wrote:
>> Hi A30 people,
>>
>> I've stored my A-30 with overlapped canvas tarps draped over the mast
>> and tied, with the mast held up by the crutches, during the last 20 or
>> so winters here. Here in Ihaca, NY it snows a *lot*. Other than 
>> removing
>> the spreaders and making sure the hatch drains are clear (important! 
>> --
>> to keep water out of the bilge), I rely on the aft crutch being maybe 
>> 2'
>> taller than the forward crutch, and a good center support. It's proven
>> to be steep enogh to keep most of the snow and ice off. Never found 
>> the
>> need for a frame.
>>
>> Is the purpose of the frame mainly to allow one to work on the boat
>> while it is under cover?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dan S.
>> dans at stmktg.com
>>
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