That's what I did three winters ago. Used 1" thick walled PVC pipe and HD poly tarps. Covered the whole boat for about six months (Nov -Apr) while I refinished the decks. Worked well. Frank Walczak 'Felicity' C&C32 Victoria BC
Sent from my iPhone On 2012-10-27, at 6:43 AM, "Steve Rosen" <alert...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Martin DeYoung > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 4:50 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Winter covers > > What has been the experience with PVC pipe frames? > > Calypso is in the PNW where more than a few inches of snow is rare. I will > be erecting a cover to allow some deck work this winter. I am considering > PVC pipe frames and high quality tarps as the best compromise between cost > and longevity (1 to 2 PNW Nov to March seasons). > > Martin > Calypso > 1970 C&C 43 > Seattle > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > djhaug...@juno.com > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 12:10 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > 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 > > Stephen Rosen > p: 973 692 1083 > c: 860-460-6975 > alert...@hotmail.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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