Tacklewasher
Lieutenant Commander
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2002
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Been trying to set my boat up for winter fishing on the big lake. Have a good top and windows, but the back was completely open.
Had a canvas person quote me a proper drop for my top but at $800, it was not going to happen (I figure the guy had too much work and didn't want to do it).
So I'm into making on myself.
Remember, this is a fishing boat so it does not have to be pretty or perfect, just needs to keep the wind out.
Tried to find heavy plastic at Home Depot, Rona etc. but it's all too thin for what I'm thinking of doing.
Go to the plastic shop and ask for something there. He shows me some vinyl that I think would be perfect, but it's not wide enough so I'd need two pieces and, 6 feet long at $6 a foot, so $80 or so. Better but still more than this thing should cost me.
So, I'm sitting on the toilet.
Staring at the tub.
And the perfectly clear, vinyl shower curtain.
Perfect width. A bit long for what I'm doing but under $10.
Go buy a new one.
Some work with old frame pieces I had, shower curtain hooks we had already, and a couple of stick on zippers for tarps and voila.
I'm going to lose the shower hooks and attach it to the bar directly. Then I just remove the bar for the summer time. It also needs some weight at the bottom to keep it flying around when the zippers are open, but it works great.
Had a canvas person quote me a proper drop for my top but at $800, it was not going to happen (I figure the guy had too much work and didn't want to do it).
So I'm into making on myself.
Remember, this is a fishing boat so it does not have to be pretty or perfect, just needs to keep the wind out.
Tried to find heavy plastic at Home Depot, Rona etc. but it's all too thin for what I'm thinking of doing.
Go to the plastic shop and ask for something there. He shows me some vinyl that I think would be perfect, but it's not wide enough so I'd need two pieces and, 6 feet long at $6 a foot, so $80 or so. Better but still more than this thing should cost me.
So, I'm sitting on the toilet.
Staring at the tub.
And the perfectly clear, vinyl shower curtain.
Perfect width. A bit long for what I'm doing but under $10.
Go buy a new one.
Some work with old frame pieces I had, shower curtain hooks we had already, and a couple of stick on zippers for tarps and voila.
I'm going to lose the shower hooks and attach it to the bar directly. Then I just remove the bar for the summer time. It also needs some weight at the bottom to keep it flying around when the zippers are open, but it works great.
