Re: [Paddlewise] Spray deck addition

Oops, something I forgot to mention, I had bent a 1/4 inch aluminum rod in a
arch and installed them under the spraydeck. They were installed at the ends
close to my body at both the bow and stern spraydeck.  They were held in
place with Velcro and raised the ends of the spraydeck so water was flushed
off before entering the canoe.  Worked well.
Arthur
->
>Back in 1990 I had a spraydeck made for my Mad River Tempest Canoe at a
>furniture upholstery shop.
>I can not remember what the material is but it's like the vinyl type
>banners.  Two separate pieces one for the bow and one for the stern.  The
>stern cover was about 3 inches from my back when in the sitting position
and
>of course went all the way to the stern.  The bow cover went from bow to
>about mid way of my shins.  I guess I had about four feet of the 17 foot
>canoe not covered by this custom spray deck.
>
>The spray deck is attached with stainless steel button snaps spaced about 3
>inches apart.  I had the tailor leave about 1 inch of the material hang
>below the snaps which I applied 3/4 inch wide Velcro around the entire
>perimeter of the spray deck on both bow and stern sections.   I paddled in
>extreme chop and waves many many times the spray deck never did detach.  I
>guess I should mention that I also carved large foam blocks to fill the
same
>area that the spray deck covered.  Also had a Rule 500 electric bilge pump
> the real life saver) rigged in the vessel.  I won't go into how many times
>I capsized in bad seas but I was always able to either reenter or float
with
>the vessel back to shore.
>Arthur Hebert
>
>
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