[C320-list] canvas covers

[Gene Musante]

Hi Jim,

I bought my cover from the Canvas Store, and am in my second season with it. 
  Best feature is that it is a one person job to put it on or take it off 
once you go thru the learning curve the first time.  They tought the fabric 
to be good for 10-12 seasons.  It pays for itself after the second season 
vs. the cost of shrink wrap.  Shrink wrap creates mildew problems.  This 
does not.

Hardest part is orienting the two pieces correctly and zippering them 
together in a light to moderate breeze.  Best done on a calm day.  I stow my 
anchor in the locker to get the cover down close at the bow.  There is a 
space all the way around the boat which allows the boat to breathe.

It keeps all the leave out of the boat and holds the snow load well.  I use 
a boom brace made from a 2X4 with a cross brace on the deck below it to 
spread the load.  I use 2 one gallon water jugs to anchor the aft port and 
starboard corners.

The cotton twine they give you is only good for one season.  I am thinking 
about replacing it with nylon.  Very satisfied so far...

Gene Musante
Tel # 617-755-0680
gmusante at msn.com




----Original Message Follows----
From: <jsail320 at cox.net>
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To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] canvas covers
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 10:20:21 -0500

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)

 >
 > 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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