No more puddles on boat cover

kraetzer · Post by **kraetzer** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:47 pm

Since I have to keep my boat stored outside I cover it with an additional tarp over my cover and I put a cardboard box under it to have the rain drain off, but most of the time there is a spot where it puddles up.

So I decided to build a frame out of 1/2" pvc. You can see its angled down and out and so far it seems to be working really good (material around $30)

ILW · Post by **ILW** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:43 pm

cool idea! I tried a cone, but it would fall over when I took it off and I still got puddling anyway.

hydro · Post by **hydro** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 5:33 pm

A co-worker showed me this trick years ago and it works great if you have a long enough winch strap . Unwind the strap off your bow winch spool so it extends from the bow winch to the outboard . Connect the hook to the outboard and drape it over the back seat and front pole seat and slowly tighten it up but not too tight . Put the cover over the boat now and you will have an elevated centerline so the rain can roll off without puddling on top of the cover .