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	Name:	copperline -
	Subject:	Pontoon off-season outdoors
	Date:	12/11/2012 6:10:03 PM

I've been really frustrated by this winter storage problem for many years, since the tarps always seem to find a way to pool water, and there is nothing more aggravating than trying to clear a kiddie-pool's worth of water from my boat... or worse, a block of ice the size of a lawn mower. The prop poles I would use would just pop thru.

I finally settled on buying 3-4 inch PVC pipe from Home Depot and building a high center support that runs the length of the boat. PVC stands can be built to any height you need, and I just drape the whole boat with a large polytarp. No sharp edges to puncture thru. Then I lace it down to the sides really well with cord. Viola! A rain cover that sheds rain!

For my fishing boat, I built a small frame using 1inch PVC. The PVC is flexible enough to create a frame that arches from side to side, and has the added advantage of being all one piece once it is glued up, whereas the pontoon frame is so large that it's best disassembled for storage.

Now all I really want for XMas is tarp that can handle UV exposure for more than 2 seasons!

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