Covering for winter

[DeejaysGTI]

Hey guys.

I knew I'd have this problem but I couldn't figure out a way to solve it.

My cover is the original cover for my 97 speedster. The cover has a large dimple right in the middle of the cover, making it very easy for snow and water to accumulate there.

I saw a middle loop, and another loop on either side on the gunwhales. Can I do something with these?

Any ideas how to avoid this?!

Thank you in advance.

 

[Seadoobuddy]

If you have people who do shrink wrapping in your area maybe one of them will stop by and build you just the frame for it.
I use 2X2 and the wide/thin strapping that they use. Tie to the bow and to the stern, then both sides from each of the 3 poles. (bow area middle and stern area). Of course your cover isn't high enough to allow tall poles so just do high enough to keep the dimple/water off the cover.

With that said I would use the plastic shrink wrap instead of your seadoo cover for the winter. It's only canvas and will probably tear if you get some heavy snow.
Guys in my area charge about $5-$7 per foot of the boat to wrap it. I'm on my 3rd year for this wrap. I'll probably get new next fall & use it for another 2-3 yrs after that.

 

[Guest_User]

Hey guys.

I knew I'd have this problem but I couldn't figure out a way to solve it.

My cover is the original cover for my 97 speedster. The cover has a large dimple right in the middle of the cover, making it very easy for snow and water to accumulate there.

I saw a middle loop, and another loop on either side on the gunwhales. Can I do something with these?

Any ideas how to avoid this?!

Thank you in advance.

without pics we can`t see where the dimple is, so I`d have to say add an extra pole or use something inflatable to push up the dimple so the water could run off...

otherwise get the boat shrinkwrapped like suggested ^^^

 

[LouDoo]

There are a couple of cheap, quick and dirty solutions. It won't get you any points with your wife, but you could park her car in the drive way and park your boat in the garage. Or maybe a better solution would be to go to our friends at harbor freight and buy a cheap tarp, it would get you through the rest of the winter and you could come up with a better solution next season.

Lou

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

If you need to leave it out in the weather, then you'll need to devise a way to keep water from pooling in the tarp. Sometimes this can be done simply by tying ropes from cleat to cleat and placing a pole or two with a large end on it (such as a tennis ball over the ends, perhaps with ropes tied to keep it vertical), under the tarp so that water runs off the gunwales. Water pooling up inside will cause water in the boat and promote mold.

Also, the bilge drain plug should be removed so the boat doesn't sink on the trailer.

 

[racerxxx]

Skip the shrink wrap(that's for the rich folks), tarp that thing. I'd get a tarp at Lowes. For a few years I didn't have inside winter storage so I kept my boat outside. I spent about $40 for my 12X20 tarp, the ones at Lowes are real nice quality. I could run one tarp for about 4 years. You can't get a boat shrink wrapped for $10 a year. It's not as sexy as shrink wrap, but its function over looks. I would then tie it off really tight to my trailer. I would also put my OEM seadoo cover on with it's anti pooling poles and never had any problems. You can see in the back ground of this pic. In real late winter/early spring my neighbor was having his slate barn roof repaired (I keep my boat in his barn) and I didn't want an "accident" by one of the roofers so I pulled my boat out about 2 months early and just resorted to tarping it. Like a strippers butt, that tarp was so tight you could bounce quarters off of it.

 

[DeejaysGTI]

If you need to leave it out in the weather, then you'll need to devise a way to keep water from pooling in the tarp. Sometimes this can be done simply by tying ropes from cleat to cleat and placing a pole or two with a large end on it (such as a tennis ball over the ends, perhaps with ropes tied to keep it vertical), under the tarp so that water runs off the gunwales. Water pooling up inside will cause water in the boat and promote mold.
Also, the bilge drain plug should be removed so the boat doesn't sink on the trailer.

I actually have the trailer up on a wooden platform that I made for one wheel, that way the water will drain to the starboard side and clean exit out of the rear (if its not frozen... of course).

Hilarious!

, but you could park her car in the drive way and park your boat in the garage.

If I only had a garage!!!



Thanks again.

I'll post pictures if I remember

 

[jammin777]

this is what i used when i had my boat which worked perfectly.
http://www.explosivepowersports.com/carver-cover-support-pole-w-vent-60002/