Steve Sanford
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All~
Amongst all of my on-going projects, I finally got a couple of hours to sew a cockpit cover for my own Sneakbox RED-LEG.
I made a hard cover (hatch) earlier this year - but it is intended only for off-season storage.
Once the boat is thatched, a hard cover cannot fit over the coamings. I have long used canvas covers that get lashed to the thatch rails. It protects the grass but also "adjusts" to worn grass, snow, et cetera. And, a canvas cockpit cover is stowed aboard - so it is with me if I need it - for sleeping aboard or keeping windward seas out of the cockpit - when I am out on the bay.
The canvas is shaped to follow the curves of the coamings and thatch rails - and is about a foot longer than the cockpit on each end. This is Tresco Birch Marine Sunbrella - from sailrite.com
Five grommets (half-inch inside diameter) on each side take short lengths of decoy line.
The white arrow tells me which ends goes forward in low light conditions.
My Push Pole serves as a ridge pole.
A "slipped square knot" - like tying your shoe with a single bow remaining - allows the line to be easily freed with a single tug on the free end. I have never had one fail - even with lots of trailering at highway speeds.
The "lump" on the stern deck is caused by the rolled-up "lap cover" which stows there when not gunning.
All the best,
SJS
Amongst all of my on-going projects, I finally got a couple of hours to sew a cockpit cover for my own Sneakbox RED-LEG.
I made a hard cover (hatch) earlier this year - but it is intended only for off-season storage.
Once the boat is thatched, a hard cover cannot fit over the coamings. I have long used canvas covers that get lashed to the thatch rails. It protects the grass but also "adjusts" to worn grass, snow, et cetera. And, a canvas cockpit cover is stowed aboard - so it is with me if I need it - for sleeping aboard or keeping windward seas out of the cockpit - when I am out on the bay.
The canvas is shaped to follow the curves of the coamings and thatch rails - and is about a foot longer than the cockpit on each end. This is Tresco Birch Marine Sunbrella - from sailrite.com
Five grommets (half-inch inside diameter) on each side take short lengths of decoy line.
The white arrow tells me which ends goes forward in low light conditions.
My Push Pole serves as a ridge pole.
A "slipped square knot" - like tying your shoe with a single bow remaining - allows the line to be easily freed with a single tug on the free end. I have never had one fail - even with lots of trailering at highway speeds.
The "lump" on the stern deck is caused by the rolled-up "lap cover" which stows there when not gunning.
All the best,
SJS
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