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Re: kayak covers
By:Larry c.
Date: 5/10/2000, 5:28 pm
In Response To: Re: kayak covers (gary b.)

: Larry,

: Have you had any problems with the cover damaging your boat's finish? I'm
: just picturing the material flapping in the wind against the boat. If the
: material is of a courser texture I wonder if the finish would be damaged
: from the rubbing action of the cloth on the boat.

: Thanks,

: Gary B.

Gary, There is no flapping at all. The cover is form fitted like a glove. with sewen in cinch cord and sewen on straps that hold it tight. It has about 1500 miles at highway speeds with no problems. I made the cover so it's open at the bottom for easy instalation and removal. The straps wrap under the boat bottom like a horse saddle. These keep the cover very tight and the sewen in perimeter cinch cord draws it snug all the way around. Traveling when there is a threat of hail, I put towels on the deck before installing the cover to prevent possible damage from hail.

Larry C.

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Quent -- 5/7/2000, 7:10 pm
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mike allen ---> -- 5/8/2000, 2:33 pm
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Travis -- 5/8/2000, 5:23 pm
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mike allen ---> -- 5/8/2000, 5:33 pm
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Larry c. -- 5/7/2000, 7:30 pm
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gary b. -- 5/9/2000, 10:55 pm
Re: kayak covers
Larry c. -- 5/10/2000, 5:28 pm
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Robb -- 5/7/2000, 10:53 pm
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David Blodgett -- 5/7/2000, 11:42 pm