After checking all options - and having my boat with mast up, mast down, covered with one tarp, two tarps (mast up) and having it mast down under a covered shed ( I have had her for 19 years) last year I went with shrink wrap. $400 for a 30 footer. It may be more this year because we left the mast up and that creates a lot more work for the crew.
If you spend 50 to 100 per year on tarps (they are usually trash at the end of the year) and more on a frame, the difference isn't that much. If you buy a cover and frame, it will take 10 years of shrink wrap to come out even. (and you can be a job creator with the extra money).. Plus, I don't have to bust my butt on a ladder, except to go inside (I kept the door and zipper from last year) and check on things. So, I am going the easy way again this year. Gary Nylander Waiting on Sandy in Maryland ----- Original Message ----- From: djhaug...@juno.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 3:09 PM Subject: Stus-List Winter covers Okay, So what do all of you do about winter covers? I've used tarps previously but they are a bit of a pain and not that cheap. I made a frame out of 1"x4" PVC trim. I bowed them from toe rail to tow rail and it worked okay. I'd love to have something a bit better but I just got 2 prices for a custom cove. The place that made my sails wants $4200 with the frame and the Faiclough wants $2900 with the frame. WAY more than I wanted to spend. I spoke to a guy at the Boston Boat show back in January or February and he said it would be about $1800. That price I can tolerate but I forgot the name of that company... Danny Lolita 1973 Viking 33 Westport Point, MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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