[C320-list] canvas covers

[jsail320 at cox.net]

Jim, I had the cover you mentioned when my boat was in Westchester County, NY.  It served it's purpose and kept the snow / Ice off the deck of the boat.  I used a boom crutch ( piece of wood ) to brace the boom during the winter.  I purchased it in 2000 and discarded it in 2005 when I moved to New Bern, NC.  We actually had a little celebration when we threw it out ..... no more severe winters in our future.

Good luck
John 
Lady K ( 702)

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> From: JBrown5093 at aol.com
> Date: 2006/03/07 Tue AM 09:42:33 EST
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] canvas covers
> 
> Has anyone had any experience with winter canvas covers? Live in upstate NY  
> with heavy snow cover most of the winter. One company, the Canvas Store, has 
> one  that they say will handle the load without framing. It goes over the boom 
> which  I suppose needs to be braced, and then ties to the stanchions Others 
> require a  substantial frame. How long do they last and what care is needed? 
> Shrink wrap is  now about $400 and often goes on after the first snows, here as 
> early as late  October so it would be an advantage to cover the boat myself. 
> Jim Brown  Desafinado 1003
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