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    DIY Boat Cover Support

    My little Tin has to sit outside under cover so I needed a cover support that was light, easy to install, easy to store and transport.
    This is what I came up with 6 years ago and it has worked well.





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    Nice. I used pvc but the rope trick is great.
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    Thanks

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    Great idea!

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    Ima use that idea as well. Thanks

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    Like it, not sure if your in a area that gets snow though. Where I dowe can and my first boat I always tried something similar. But even when I tried keep up with a snow and keep it swept off sleep has to come and it would pile get heavy and tear or poke a hole with a small lift area under cover. Now I use 2 yoga balls. Filled with enough air to keep cover as tight as I need and if snow piles on it can only press down without stressing material enough to tear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skeet1 View Post
    Like it, not sure if your in a area that gets snow though. Where I dowe can and my first boat I always tried something similar. But even when I tried keep up with a snow and keep it swept off sleep has to come and it would pile get heavy and tear or poke a hole with a small lift area under cover. Now I use 2 yoga balls. Filled with enough air to keep cover as tight as I need and if snow piles on it can only press down without stressing material enough to tear.
    This is a good point. We never have snow and I doubt if this would work well with a snow load.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Reynolds View Post
    This is a good point. We never have snow and I doubt if this would work well with a snow load.
    I just remembered that the reason I choose this particular pipe fitting is the boss I Point to in the picture. I had planned to use the thread in this boss to attach a ring through which I could pass a rope attached to each side of the transom to hold up the rear part of the cover. I never felt like I needed it but it would be helpful if you had to deal with snow.


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    So is the front piece that the rope is going through solid with a hole drilled in it just big enough so the knot does slip through?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim W View Post
    So is the front piece that the rope is going through solid with a hole drilled in it just big enough so the knot does slip through?
    Yes, it is a PVC pipe plug that I drilled a hole through. I forget the pipe size but I took the seat post to Lowes and found a pipe sleeve that would slip over it and went from there.

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