Looking for a winter cover for my 1980 16’ Lund tiller. It’s a very common boat, so I’m thinking there’s got to be some decent options out there. Itd be primarily used for storing outside in the winter. Planning to use some 2×4 structures to arch the cover so snow/rain doesn’t pool. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I would look to Cabela’s, Overtons, Fleet Farm.
Long story short. I used to deal with same basic boat, ’83 Lund Pro Anlger, came with a very nice custom cover, fit real tight, built a support structure out of PVC pipe, did not glue all the joints so I can take it apart and store for the Summer. My nephews have this boat now, they are on the thirdcover for it. Their cover is loose and baggy, I would think they could have found a better fit, but they are still using the same PVC frame I made back in the late ’80’s. I keep telling them to modify or start over with structure design, they just stack bricks underneath PVC frame to lift it more. I always put one of those silver tarps over the top of the canvas top for the Winter, made it much more waterproof. I was always able to brush the snow off of it during the Winter, so weight build up was never an issue. Biggest thing is make sure you do not have low spots where snow/water collects.
OK, so story not so short. Bottom line, you should be able to find a off the shelf tarp and make a support system of some sort.
I do the same with the PVC tubes. Works very well and is cheap! The Cabela’s 600 Denier covers are pretty nice. Waterproof and holding up well after 3 winters.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Denier-Universal-fit-Cover/738007.uts?slotId=1
-J.
Thanks guys. Any chance you have pics of your PVC setup you could post?
This was brought up on another site and they used road cones to hold the PVC tubes up. I think some of the tall ones have a loop on the top of them
Thanks guys. Any chance you have pics of your PVC setup you could post?
See the last post in this recent thread. I just tossed it together for an example photo. I also use bungie cords around the PVC to the seats to keep it in place.
http://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/community/forums/topic/flat-bottom-boat-cover/
-J.
Sorry, no pics. The boat is 300 miles away from me now.
Lower Rectangle fits in bottom of boat. Put T’s in it angled inwards/upwards for the uprights. Top is very skinny rectangle with T’s in it angled down in direction to meet uprights. Uprights I never glued in place, those come out to make unit easy to store. I pieced it together, marked PVC with marker for T orientation, then glued everything but the uprights. I used 3/4 inch pipe, I think if I did it again I would use larger size. But this has held up for over 20 years (doesn’t ever see the sun).
I hope that is enough to give you an idea. Good thing is PVC is cheap, so if the first does not work, alter your design and make another.
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