New 2001 owner quick question

I just bought an '86 2001 from the help of CorrectCraftFan.com. I'm new to the inboard scene and have a few questions about covering her up. When it rains, I get water pools on both sides of the dog box. I thought about bows but I'm not drilling. No way. Maybe even poles, but im afraid of poking holes through the cover. Any advice would be great.

On past boats, I've made a cage of PVC. Just stick in it the boat to tent the cover up. Worked really well. BKH

Prop up your motor box with a peice of scrap wood.

Great ideas fella's. The extended pylon with the nylon strap to the rear lift ring sounds good.(as long as it looks good). What are your thoughts on docking to prevent rubs and scratches? I've seen the whips and other contraptions on the market, but isn't there something simplier to keep it away from the dock

Sneeki Tiki wrote: What are your thoughts on docking to prevent rubs and scratches? I've seen the whips and other contraptions on the market, but isn't there something simplier to keep it away from the dock

Are you talking about mooring your boat for long periods or are you talking about docking after launching for loading/unloading at the peer?

What you'll need to moore your boat at the dock overnight depends alot on how smooth or rough the water is where the boat will be. On calm days with no boat traffic in the area, a couple of mooring lines (front and rear) and a couple fenders (balloon like pads hung from the gunwhales) will do just fine. If the water is very rough you may want to anchor it out away from the dock. What is the shore like in this area? Does the water depth taper off to a shallow sandy bottom? Or does the bank just drop off? If the former is true, you can pull it up into the shollow water so that the front part of the boat's bottom is in contact with the sand and set the anchor into the ground just ahead. If you do this though, you must be aware of the tides (if they affect the water you are in).