Hey Tom,

Honestly, I don't think I've even had the side curtains on my dodger up more than twice in the last 2 months, and the top has just been laid on top of the windshield for all but a handful of days during the past 2 months... Every cruise I take, I'm loving this configuration more and more...

I know I put it up before leaving Lewes, DE - the ride down to Norfolk was gonna be cold, windy, and wet... And, I probably laid it down again after crossing Albemarle sound...

Probably didn't go back up again until I reached Isle of Palms, GA - I sat there for a day during some torrential rain.. But this pic was taken a day or so later, riding down off the Georgia seacoast, behind the passage of another front... I think I may have put it up again that night down off of Fernandina, the breeze came a bit forward for awhile, and I started to get some spray, and that night was VERY cold... But, otherwise, that's been about it...

I will admit, however, my cockpit weathercloths and that little rigid insert you see, are worth their weight in gold late in the season. That setup is amazingly effective, and I can't imagine ever needing anything more...

best regards,

Jon