School Project Research help Us Out With Your Personal Expeirences

[180shabah]

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Boat is almost always covered
exceptions - camping and it is sitting in the water for a few days, and ususlly the day after the trip to dry out from the rain on the way home.

Cover takes 5-10 minutes to put on, and less to remove.

 

[Beefer]

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Hey Josh -

1) C
2) N/A
3) N/a
4) It's kept in an interior storage building (high & dry storage)

P.S. - Unless you've made changes, I don't see any spelling errors, and neither did MS Word's spellchecker....

 

[arboldt]

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1-How often do you cover your boat?
a)after every use B)when it is convenient c)never

2-How long does it take on average to cover your boat?
A)5-10 min. B)less then 5 min

3-How long do you feel is an appropriate length of time for covering your boat?

4-Under what conditions would you not cover your boat?Why?

1-a/b = usually covered at night, left uncovered between multiple uses during the day
2-b
3- 5 minutes. If high winds or storm is expected, I will take longer to secure the cover vs relying on elastic around its edge (semi-custom cover)
4- a) If I use it in the evening , expect to use it the next morning, and the weather is clear and dry.
b) If I store it in the garage (if I'm going to be away a week or more). Then it's uncovered with all hatches propped open so everything can dry thoroughly.

 

[mthieme]

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Your answers to these questions will help us justify our problem statement for our senior engineering project.

1-How often do you cover your boat?
a)after every use B)when it is convenient
c)never

I have three boats.
One is covered after every use and takes less than 5 minutes which seems appropriate.
One is never covered.
One has seats covered after every use and bimini stowed and covered.

4-Under what conditions would you not cover your boat?Why?

The other two boats do not get covered because I do not have covers for them at this time.

 

[dingbat]

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1-How often do you cover your boat?
At home - always
In the slip - never

2-How long does it take on average to cover your boat?
5-10 min.

3-How long do you feel is an appropriate length of time for covering your boat?
5-10 min.

4-Under what conditions would you not cover your boat?Why?
In Slip never covered
At Home - heading back out in a couple of days

 

[NelsonQ]

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1-How often do you cover your boat?
Answer - a)after every use (except as noted in question 4)

2-How long does it take on average to cover your boat?
Answer - B)less then 5 min

3-How long do you feel is an appropriate length of time for covering your boat?
Answer - Depends on the size of the boat. Mine are 16 foot and 5 minutes is reasonable.


4-Under what conditions would you not cover your boat?
Answer - If the inside of the boat is wet, and I know that the weather will be dry for a few days, I usually leave the cover off until the interior has a chance to dry. Other reasons would be if I were going to go out again and know the weather will be dry until the next outing I may leave it off. Other than that I most always put the cover on.

Ditto. I'm the same. For 3, mine is 17 ft, and approx 4-5 mins to cover.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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bump, deleted double post.

 

[sharps45]

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1-How often do you cover your boat?
Always- too many cats in the neighborhood.

2-How long does it take on average to cover your boat?
Alone- 5 minutes (snapon cover only) 10 with travel cover
With help- 5 minutes for both
3-How long do you feel is an appropriate length of time for covering your boat?
5-10 min.

4-Under what conditions would you not cover your boat?Why?
Always covered. Only snap on when using it soon, but travel cover if stormy or longer sitting time. I once removed the cover and found a dead cat on the seat (different boat- it's hard to seal a tarp around an outboard motor), so I always cover it now.