Hi Drusie,You are most welcome but here is one last matter I forgot to mention. When you tie it down with the ropes under the hull, the plywood in the centre forms a peak like on a house roof, depending upon the amount of tension you apply to the ropes, and this gives the cover the ability to shed the snow, water and ice.Clinton On Thursday, February 6, 2014 10:26:27 AM, Clinton Edmonds
clinton_edmonds@... wrote: Hi Drusie,I bought two sheets of 4ft by 8 ft cheap 1/4 - 3/8 inch thick plywood and joined them with three ordinary hinges along their 8 ft dimensions. These were hinges from which the pins were easily insert-able and removable, in order to make the handling of the pieces more convenient. I trimmed the after ends of the sheets to the general shape of the after end of the cockpit. With these dimensions the two joined sheets sit nicely on the companion hatch slider at the
fore end and the after end of the cockpit coaming. I drilled about three holes in the outboard edges of each sheet to accept tie-down
ropes that can be passed under the hull to hold the sheets in place. I also put some soft material under the plywood where
it contacted the boat to avoid any scratches. Assembling it is easy, especially with two people. You lift one sheet and put it in position with someone standing on the coach roof and another person on a ladder leaning against the transom. Follow this with the second sheet, insert the hinge pins , tie it down and you are done. There is more than enough rigidity in the system to maintain its roof-like shape and prevent ponding of snow and ice..To finish it, I bought a cheap Canadian Tire 'blue' tarp to cover the structure to make the whole thing waterproof.and protect the plywood. It took me less than a morning to make and it lasted for more that 10 seasons. The tarp was renewed more frequently.i hope this helps. I have tried many approaches over the years but this has worked the best. An additional advantage is that it allows air to circulate through the boat via the gaps between the tarp, the coach roof and the
side deck without snow or rain entering.Good luck,Clinton On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 12:18:19 PM, Drusie
Sheldon d_sheldon@... wrote:
Clinton,Do you have any advice or photos for building a framework? I am in need of immediate advice if you have any. My mast is stored separately, so I cannot use it to support the ridge line.~ Drusie
Drusie Sheldon
"Spindrift", Vega 1879
Saunderstown, RI To:
AlbinVega@yahoogroups.comFrom: Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 06:19:50 -0700Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] taylor made winter cover
In Canada, I found it essential to build a framework in the cockpit to prevent water ponding in the cover. Quite a weight of water can accumulate there.Clinton From: Tom Fenton tjhfenton@... To:
AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 8:04:23 AM Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] taylor made winter cover
No Marie. Not I at any rate. It seems a huge expense. I guess we dont have winters as severe in the UK. The last time I felt the need to cover my boat during the winter I did so with a large tarpaulin. Securing it adequately so that it did not tear in strong winds was the issue., but it was not impossible to solve, as long as you are able to make regular (if infrequent) visits, or someone at the yard can call you if there is a problem. But I have to admit I was happier when I did not cover the boat. The brilliant ventilation system Per Brohall has installed in our boats kept it much drier and free from mould than when I covered it. And I did not have to worry about a weight of snow sitting on the cover, sagging it, then slowly melting and leaking onto some part that does not need it. What does your local yard advise? Good luck. Tom
Tom FentonSV Beowulf, V2977www.blog.mailasail.com/beowulf
