[Rhodes22-list] Winter Cover

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

I can but I don't think it would do you any good. He does custom work, you
drop off your boat and he makes a custom cover for it.I don't think he
keeps his patterns. Being Amish, I don't think he has a phone, but ill
find out tomorrow. I have a walkin basement, so I can store my mast and
sails in the basement. I made a support out of two by fours to hold the
top of the cover, sohe couldn't use my cover for a pattern, as it's much
shorter than the mast. My cover was $550 five years ago, but I wouldn't be
surprised if it is double that now. I'd be willing to go see him for a
price and if he has time to make it. In three weeks I could use my boat
for a pattern. If there is multiple interest, we might be able to get a
discount, since the rest would be just mark, cut, and sew.

  Jerry Lowe.



 Can you share that shop’s contact info?
> Ric
> Dadventure
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 23, 2021, at 7:15 PM, cjlowe at sssnet.com wrote:
>>
>> I did the same thing for ten years, I feel your pain. Five years ago
>> I had
>> an Amish tarp shop make a canvas cover for Country Rhodes. What a game
>> changer. No more flapping noise in high winds, no more new tarp every
>> year(and they aren't getting any cheaper). I can put it on in less than
>> 10
>> minutes , and I'm 66 years old. Mine has a draw string all the way
>> around
>> the whole bottom and 7 tie downs. I had him put a zippered door above
>> the
>> swim ladder, for access between seasons. I wish I had done this the
>> first
>> year.
>>
>> Jerry Lowe
>> S/V Country Rhodes
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Over the years I store our Rhodes outside with a tarp over thein mast
>> and
>>> tied off to the trailer.  This works reasonably well, but living in the
>>> northeast I find the silver tarps from Harbor Freight don't last more
>>> than
>>> just a few seasons.  Has anyone found a source for quality tarps at a
>>> reasonable cost?  Perhaps canvas vs poly?  Thanks for any suggestions.
>>> Don SimonsIthaca, NY
>>>
>>
>>
>