Boat Cover Vents....

[jbdba01]

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]

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.

 

[JamesTXSD]

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.

 

[jbdba01]

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.

 

[thataway]

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.