Planning my pontoon rebuild when I finally get one, hopefully next year.
My buddy has a pontoon with a half enclosure. It is attached with snaps all around the rigid frame. However, it's a bear to get on and off, and basically leaves it on all the time.
Does anyone have any thoughts about attaching an enclosure via zippers? Thinking about a snap-on "header" with a zipper, then just sipping and unzipping the surrounds all around the enclosure, leaving the "header" snapped to the frame.
Thoughts?
Attaching enclosure canvases
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Re: Attaching enclosure canvases
A zipper may work well. i would talk to the canvas shop your dealing with and see what they say. On another note there is a tool available for removing/unsnapping snaps that takes all the strain off the canvas and your fingertips. I always use it
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2001 Sun Tracker 30' Party Hut
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Re: Attaching enclosure canvases
Mine is all zippers to the biminis, and all snaps to the tin.
Takes 15 to 20 minutes to put up/take down, but I leave it up all summer - it protects the boat.
Takes 15 to 20 minutes to put up/take down, but I leave it up all summer - it protects the boat.
2012 Tahoe 24' Fish-n-Fun Tritoon, with Mercury 115 HP 4-Stroke
"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
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"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
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I'm not a liberal, but I play one on this site.
Re: Attaching enclosure canvases
It also helps to dab a little dielectric grease on the snaps .grouser wrote:...On another note there is a tool available for removing/unsnapping snaps that takes all the strain off the canvas and your fingertips. I always use it
1989 28' Tracker Party Hut
115 hp 4 stroke Yamaha
Sacramento, Ca
115 hp 4 stroke Yamaha
Sacramento, Ca