Srinking Tonneau Cover

[Tidnock]

My boat, which was new to me yesterday, has a tonneau cover, it will not fit, it looks like it used to, it has shrunk or is it shrank?, well I think is has grown smaller, any advice on how to get it to expand please

 

[Mymobo]

Hi what boat is it? Mine won't fit is some of the frame work for the full canopies are in place. I am sue some will be along with more advice.

 

[Tidnock]

Its a Chris Craft 215 cuddy, year 2000, the cover does accommodate the camper cover brackets in all the correct places

 

[JKay]

Try wetting it,put it on and it will stretch into position

 

[Tidnock]

I tried that, twice, whilst is did help, it did not work, I also got as much as I could on, wet it again, then I weighed it down with part water filled 25 liter drums, did not work

 

[enterprise]

Try putting the cover on in a different order, ie try to put the corners on first then work down the sides etc.

We have a few difficult ones but if we put the cover on in the right order their not to bad.

 

[Tidnock]

I will try that, thank you

 

[landlockedpirate]

You need to get it really wet, overnight in a dustbin is a good idea. Then you need to work the cover onto all the press studs, one by one. These covers need to be tight to work correctly, keep trying it should go on.

 

[Lakesailor]

I had one made and fitted to the existing turnlocks on the boat. It still wouldn't do up unless I did it in the right order. (the right order is the one that works)

 

[ccscott49]

They do shrink with age.

 

[longjohnsilver]

At your age you should know!!! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[hlb]

My fly bridge cover used to work perfect, till it got mended. They got rid of the expantion straps that worked. Add a bt of strapping, with a conecion thingy,

 

[Tidnock]

Re: Shrinking Tone Cover

Do you think a fabric softener will help

 

[No Regrets]

Has the Boat grown?

Just a thought..... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Tidnock]

It may have grown or perhaps the cover is a hand me down

 

[ccscott49]

Oy! anymore lip from you my son and you might not reach my age!! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Tidnock]

Sorry, I forgot my place

 

[longjohnsilver]

Well only a 40 year or so wait.............

 

[AndieMac]

Covers seem to go on better on hot days. Maybe follow the others advice and incorporate it over a couple of hot days, slowly working the studs/clips on. Once it goes on and back into shape you probably will get a good few seasons more use out of it, its not that old.

 

[111KAB]

My cover did this so I replaced the press studs with eyelets (on the cover) and hooks (on the boat) with a small section of bungee cord to link the two - works a treat.