New 2001 owner quick question
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Topic: New 2001 owner quick question
Posted By: Sneeki Tiki
Subject: New 2001 owner quick question
Date Posted: April-26-2007 at 10:14pm
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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.
------------- Wild, Wonderful, West "By God" Virgina Nautique owner |
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Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: April-26-2007 at 10:29pm
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The best system we've found uses 2 poles. You can find support poles that dont need to stick through the cover- we had one for our '88. I actually used an adjustable shower curtain rod for a month or so last year. For the front pole, you can make a support out of PVC pipe that slips over the pylon. A few inches of 3" pipe, a few feet of 2" pipe, a 2"-3" reducer and a 2" end cap and youre good to go. ------------- |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: April-26-2007 at 10:38pm
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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 ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: bsucics
Date Posted: April-27-2007 at 12:01am
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Good call! (PVC over the pylon) Seems like a no-brainer now... ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1840" rel="nofollow - 1989 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Barracuda
Date Posted: April-27-2007 at 3:31pm
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Prop up your motor box with a peice of scrap wood. ------------- Former: http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=759" rel="nofollow - '86 Nautique http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=507" rel="nofollow - '65 Barracuda |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-27-2007 at 3:41pm
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Run a rope/nylon strap from lift ring to lift ring over the windshield. I don't do this often, so not sure if its too much weight on the glass. If you're worried, do the pylong/pvc extension and go from that to the rear lift ring. ------------- |
Posted By: Sneeki Tiki
Date Posted: April-27-2007 at 6:10pm
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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 ------------- Wild, Wonderful, West "By God" Virgina Nautique owner |
Posted By: 87BFN owner
Date Posted: April-27-2007 at 8:05pm
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Storing it in a garage on the trailer has always suited me well... A boat lift is a good way if you have room for it. ------------- |
Posted By: nuttyskier2002
Date Posted: April-27-2007 at 10:10pm
Are you talking about mooring your boat for long periods or are you talking about docking after launching for loading/unloading at the peer? ------------- 95 Malibu Echelon w/Mercruiser 350 Magnum Skier Former boats: 88 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II 59 Chris Craft Capri (woody) |
Sneeki Tiki wrote:Posted By: Sneeki Tiki
Date Posted: April-28-2007 at 11:20am
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Im going to moore it at our dock on long weekends but pull it out during the week. ------------- Wild, Wonderful, West "By God" Virgina Nautique owner |
Posted By: nuttyskier2002
Date Posted: April-28-2007 at 11:52pm
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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). ------------- 95 Malibu Echelon w/Mercruiser 350 Magnum Skier Former boats: 88 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II 59 Chris Craft Capri (woody) |
Posted By: rudderdad
Date Posted: May-03-2007 at 9:50pm
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The pvc is great, as it will not stain the interior. Wodd under the box is good, just don't put a board across the boat, as it will stain.
You can also pull a tight rope from the pylon to the rear lifting ring. Pull one not as tight from the pylon to the front lifting ring, loose should not damage the windshield at all. ------------- rudderdad |