I'm also looking into boom tents. There's an interesting looking one on page 144 of the October '08 Sail.
Jim Poulakis M-17 "Spirit" On Nov 16, 2008, at 9:16 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have made boom tents for various of my boats over the years. I > have a > suggestion: > > To get more room under the tent while keeping every thing as > simple as > possible, have at least one batten pocket sew in athwart with one > end left open. > When used as a boom tent, insert the batten, one that is fairly > robust, and > it will form an arch giving you more room under the tent. > > Use a totally enclosed sleeve and then sew it to the inside of the > cover. I > use Top Gun for the sleeve and for any areas that may chafe. Use > Sunbrella > for the cover itself. > > Bert > Zephyr, #365 > > > ************** > Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, > movie news & > more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/ > aol?redir=http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html? > ncid=emlcntusdown00000 > 001) > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
