[Rhodes22-list] Boat Covers - Art, Robert, Ron

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Dave,

We agree - a flat roof would not work.  Simple on the side curtains - how long does it take to unzip 2 ea. 6 foot zippers?  The top must have a pitch to shed moisture in the summer.  The pitch is changed to steeper for the winter cover mode - that is no problem.  The mod takes just a few minutes to accomplish.  The wind has not been a problem here, gusts and all.  It would be easy to supplement the snap connections with strap attachments along the curtain bottoms.  There are a few other options, too, if necessary.  Nice to have the flexibility and yet be so simple.  

The toughest part is choosing the colors.  I can imagine Elle's now, starting with a candy apple red top!


-----Original Message-----
>From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
>Sent: Apr 24, 2007 12:31 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boat Covers - Art, Robert, Ron
>
>
>Art,
> 
>I look forward to seeing your rig one of these days.  In the interim,  I'm 
>not sure.  As I understand it, the BR has a flat roof.  We  can easily get 12 to 
>18" of snow plus ice, and that can be a fair amount of  weight.  I suspect we 
>need the kind of pitch Ron and Robert have with  their structures for any 
>sort of winter cover.  I could be wrong.
> 
>Also, we have high winds - we've had gusts to 50 kts several times this  past 
>winter.  I'm not sure I'd want to leave a BR up over the winter as a  cover, 
>it might get blown away.
> 
>As for using the BR as a cover in the summer, I think something that could  
>be set up and taken down in less than 1 or 2 minutes would be ideal.
> 
>None of the above says a BR is not a great idea - but it may not be an  ideal 
>boat cover.  
> 
>JMO
> 
>Dave
>
>
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