My old silver 18x12 foot tarpaulin (several years in Sun and wind) was developing allot of holes in it, this was ok for shade but the first rain showers of the early wet season arrived and leaked into the cabin.
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| The old 12 x 18 foot tarp |
Bought the replacement at Bunnings this time around. Decided to try a larger sized tarp, 20 x 16 feet and this has proven to be far better. It's heavy duty, has a 4 year waranty and cost $129. The D rings for guy ropes are close together, 90cm apart.
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| Tarp specs |
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| Folded up |
Before putting the new tarp on strong plastic was taped over the mast fittings. (cut up/upcycled old bleach container)
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| Cut plastic taped over mast fittings the reduce tarp chafe |
It's working well. It's longer than the hull length, so the boats really dry having some overhanging tarp bow and stern now. It's got 8 feet each side of the mast ridgepole, so it's dry underfoot when walking or working around the boat. I can dry store some items such as the cockpit seat swabs, rudder and jockeywheel on the trailer frame.
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| Nice and wide |
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| Front overhang |
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| Dry area along side, shorter guyropes to fence |
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| Overhangs the ends |
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| Sun can't reach the hull |
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