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jbdba01
Joined: 18 Nov 2014
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State or Province: FL
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 Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:24 am Post subject: Boat Cover Vents.... |
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Not sure how many CDory folks have boat covers; regardless, I bought two cover vents and put one on my boat cover - not sure if they'll make a big difference but we'll see. Summer will be a better indicator - winter months in FL are in general pretty benign. I know it's brutal underneath there in the summer.
I added one to start - something about cutting a 3" hole in your cover that just felt wrong, but it's "fixable". Where I installed it was triple reinforced with a heavy duty plastic between the sunbrella and extra stitching.
Takes about 5 min to cut the hole an screw on. Underneath my uprights/supports fit perfectly.
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
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City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:54 am Post subject: |
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The Angola Canvas Covers have semi natural venting--the bow is open under the bow railing--and also some in the stern, to give air flow.
There are many types of vents--some are sew on--plastic scoops.
Best to cut the "canvas" (Sunbella, or other synthetics), with a hot knife, much less chance of runs or fraying.
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 7445
City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| We have two of those vents in our current boat cover, and they seem to work well. They have some heft to them, and are designed to have a post under it to support the weight. |
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jbdba01
Joined: 18 Nov 2014
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| thataway wrote: | The Angola Canvas Covers have semi natural venting--the bow is open under the bow railing--and also some in the stern, to give air flow.
There are many types of vents--some are sew on--plastic scoops.
Best to cut the "canvas" (Sunbella, or other synthetics), with a hot knife, much less chance of runs or fraying. |
Hmmm...may take heat gun to it. I'll try that on the leftover piece first. |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 20803
City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| jbdba01 wrote: |
Hmmm...may take heat gun to it. I'll try that on the leftover piece first. |
Not a heat gun, a "hot knife". I have three--one is like a soldering iron, with knife like blade. Another is a 140/100 or 260/200 watt Weller soldering iron, which I have several "hot knife blades". and a mini butane torch with cutting tip.
A tip for the Weller 550 or 650:
If you don't have a trigger gun, then the Weller TB100PK Therma-Boost Heat Tool is a decent tool, with many uses:
Or a butane type, one of my usual tools aboard:
The Weller Portosol:
You can use any of these, or even a regular soldering iron to seal the edges of any synthetic cloth you cut. |
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