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Re: Bubble wrap
By:Larry C.
Date: 11/25/2000, 5:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Bubble wrap (Mark Woodhead)

: Hey, Larry,

: Are you taking orders for those custom kayak covers? I've been trying to find
: one commercially, but none of my local shops carry them or know where to
: order them from. I store my boat outside, and a good cover would be a
: great find!

: Let me know,
: Bare in Santa Cruz

Mark,
The way I make the cover is by laying material on the boat and sewing darts to get the fit. I want the cover to be tight at 60 mph with no flapping. I don't know how to get a good material fit without the boat being present. You should try a local canvas shop. They could make one using your kayak as a pattern. If you just need a storage cover and don't want to use it as a travel cover, a simple bag with a zipper would work fine. I use white UV resistant material for my covers.
The covers Lee mentioned sound cheap. It would be difficult to find someone to make a custom fitted cover for $200. That may be the way to go.

Larry C.

Messages In This Thread

Float bags
Larry C. -- 11/24/2000, 9:26 pm
Re: Float bags
James Neely -- 11/27/2000, 9:58 am
Re: Bubble wrap
Shawn Baker -- 11/24/2000, 10:31 pm
Re: Bubble wrap
Rehd -- 11/25/2000, 12:44 am
Re: Bubble wrap
Larry C. -- 11/25/2000, 9:12 am
Re: Bubble wrap
Mark Woodhead -- 11/25/2000, 12:13 pm
Re: Bubble wrap
Kelly Trehearne -- 11/26/2000, 9:37 am
Re: here are 2 more options
Erez -- 11/25/2000, 7:52 pm
Re: here are 2 more options
Larry C. -- 11/25/2000, 8:40 pm
Re: Bubble wrap
Larry C. -- 11/25/2000, 5:58 pm
Re: bare naked
Kelly Trehearne -- 11/26/2000, 9:59 am
Re: bare naked
mike allen -- 11/27/2000, 4:43 pm
Re: Bubble wrap
Lee -- 11/25/2000, 1:49 pm
Re: Float bags
Rehd -- 11/24/2000, 9:44 pm