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| Author: | bowlboundgman [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | My New camper cover did not keep out the rain. Any suggestio |
We just bought a new boat that came with a camper cover. Our cockpit cover is on order. Anyway, we just had a rain storm and my boat is filled with water. I did not realize that the boat was not level and a huge pool of water built up on the rug. I just tried to level the boat and I hope the drain works. Has anyone had issues with there camper cover? |
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| Author: | planealternative [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My New camper cover did not keep out the rain. Any suggestio |
Quite often new covers are not fully waterproofed from the factory. They usually leak at the seams. Go out and get yourself a good quality spray waterproofing and do the entire exterior of the cover, paying special attention to the seams. That should cure your problems. If your top is going to be up most of the season, it's a good idea to re-waterproof at the beginning of every season. Cheers, Pete |
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| Author: | wkearney99 [ Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My New camper cover did not keep out the rain. Any suggestio |
bowlboundgman wrote: We just bought a new boat that came with a camper cover. Our cockpit cover is on order. Anyway, we just had a rain storm and my boat is filled with water. I did not realize that the boat was not level and a huge pool of water built up on the rug. I just tried to level the boat and I hope the drain works. Has anyone had issues with there camper cover? What model boat and on which floor (cockpit or cabin) did this water pool up? As has been suggested, the canvas does benefit from being protected. The most recommended solution for waterproofing is 303 Fabric Guard: http://www.303products.com/tech/index.c ... uct_ID=496 It's not inexpensive, but then again, neither are those canvas panels... As for water intrusion, there's always going to be a certain amount of water that gets by the canvas. Seams generally shouldn't leak, zippers and the other various edges are definitely going to allow some water through no matter how hard you attempt to properly close them. It's "just one of those things" you live with on a boat. For a summer shower it should stay dry inside, but a stretch of days with torrential downpours is going to see things getting wet (in the cockpit anyway). If you're trailered this is one of the many reasons you keep those plugs out. Any water that does get inside the boat should be able to seep down to the bilge and drain out. For a boat in the water, that's where the bilge pumps kick in. But if you don't have it at least level or ideally slightly bow-high you're asking for trouble. |
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