Daydream believer
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Well make the construction so that the cover sheds the water.
Surely that is easy enough. My cover does not collect water.
Tarpaulins
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Surely that is easy enough. My cover does not collect water.
Rum Run
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Well yes, but if people don't think about it when attaching their cover they end up dealing with the consequences. Not everyone has had a career as a builder...............Well make the construction so that the cover sheds the water.
Surely that is easy enough. My cover does not collect water.
Poignard
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The thing to do is to adequately support the cover so that it sheds water.
This one I made has a tubular steel ridge pole supported on two tubular steel inverted Vs. All connected with proper scaffolding fittings.
The plastic tube frames are placed over the guardrail stanchions.
This lasted through two winters and the only problem I had was when the polytarp was shredded in a severe gale.
Daydream believer
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One does not have to be a builder to demonstrate a degree of competence when putting a tarpaulin over a boat.
But of course , there are, as you suggest, quite a few muppets out there