Build Winter Boat Cover Frame

Pad the top corners of the frame and cover the electrical boxes with pieces of scrap carpeting wrapped around and.

Build winter boat cover frame.

I used 1 25 pvc to build a frame to hold the cover up and help. That s why winter covers are oversize and have a frame like a tent. To do the job it should keep water snow and ice out yet not encourage excess condensation which will lead to mildew. This is a video about how i covered my 2000 chaparral 245ssi for the winter.

By making it yourself the frame can be configured to accommodate the cover you plan to use or one you plan to order. A winter cover is supposed to protect the boat. Traditional wooden frames are expensive clumsy and time consuming to build. Walks you through how to construct a boat cover support out of 3 inch pvc pipe.

1 iboats boating forums 629016. In addition you will need a few conduit connectors a couple dozen hose clamps or gizmos called kover klamps and a roll of duct tape. To protect the boat insert a block of scrap wood under each conduit leg. Saved by carolyn horne.

Area for questions unrelated to any other forum or simply doesn t seem to fit anywhere else. The frame for a 30 to 35 foot boat will take about twenty 10 foot lengths of 3 4 inch l conduit about 7 8 inch od 1 a 20 to 25 footer might require ten or twelve lengths of 1 2 inch conduit. Home made boat cover frame. Most importantly the cover should last through the entire winter.

Set the assembled frame onto the boat. Oct 29 2015 my pvc based boat cover frame support build page. If you re planning to cover a small boat that resides on a trailer or a larger boat that might spend the winter in storage a frame provides ventilation and keeps the cover from pooling with rain water. They are also difficult to.

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