trayson
09-09-2013, 03:09 PM
what are the best practices for preventing rain water from pooling on my sunbrella cover. I have the tent pole for it with the vent, and the rope cinch strap to tighten it below the rub rail.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XEvn0K_a5yQ/UdiKHP2lStI/AAAAAAAAOSU/xXvvSwuya8w/s800/20130706_135911.jpg
I find that water will pool up over the outside two rear seats. I'll also get pooling of water just behind the driver's seat and sometimes just in front of the observer seat. Basically in 4 corners surrounding the tent pole. I've tried sticking a couple 2x4's under the pole to raise it, but that doesn't help, there's still low points that make it pool up. In the back, the rear railing makes for a wall that the rain doesn't get over leading to a pool.
I know that I'm probably making it worse in front of the pole because I typically fold down my bimini, so that makes for another "railing" of sorts--again making the gunwales higher.
I don't really want to get to the point where I'd need 5 tent poles vs. one! So if you all have easy but effective ideas, I'm all ears. I know that when that water pools up and sits there, it eventually seeps through the cover. I'm pretty confident this is happening because I've seen my bilge pump fire up and spit out water when the boat's sitting on the trailer with the cover on. :-/
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XEvn0K_a5yQ/UdiKHP2lStI/AAAAAAAAOSU/xXvvSwuya8w/s800/20130706_135911.jpg
I find that water will pool up over the outside two rear seats. I'll also get pooling of water just behind the driver's seat and sometimes just in front of the observer seat. Basically in 4 corners surrounding the tent pole. I've tried sticking a couple 2x4's under the pole to raise it, but that doesn't help, there's still low points that make it pool up. In the back, the rear railing makes for a wall that the rain doesn't get over leading to a pool.
I know that I'm probably making it worse in front of the pole because I typically fold down my bimini, so that makes for another "railing" of sorts--again making the gunwales higher.
I don't really want to get to the point where I'd need 5 tent poles vs. one! So if you all have easy but effective ideas, I'm all ears. I know that when that water pools up and sits there, it eventually seeps through the cover. I'm pretty confident this is happening because I've seen my bilge pump fire up and spit out water when the boat's sitting on the trailer with the cover on. :-/