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If you take care to put your canvas away dry
In Response To: That's impressive! And affordable, green. 
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() And build a frame without chafe points I believe it will last indefinitely. But, as Craig points out, it's a beast to get up the ladder and over the ridgepole, more than Lise and I can handle. I'm surprised there is anyone left in the boatyard who will still talk to me in the fall.
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- Tarp, shrinkwrap, or Fairclough?
- 7 to 10 years? Depending on winters, support, installation, and attention during winters.
- I get about two years out of a tarp
- Been using mine for 20 years
- That was in reply to Tom, not Todd.
- That's impressive! And affordable, green.
- If you take care to put your canvas away dry
- That was in reply to Tom, not Todd.
- Nice idea, Todd.
- I do it about the same way and get two years per tarp.
- Been using mine for 20 years
- 7 to 10 years? Depending on winters, support, installation, and attention during winters.
- Mine is 7 years old
- shrinkwrap is a PITA
- 7 to 10 years? Depending on winters, support, installation, and attention during winters.