270 FV Boat Cover

[rickcool]

I have a Brand NEW Fisher Boat Cover for sale......
It is designed for the 270 Fiesta Vee with Radar arch and swim platform.  
Email me if interested....


csutke@yahoo.com

Rick

[WBII]

I sent an email to the address listed,  I am wondering how much your asking and do you have any pictures of it.

WBII

[rickcool]

I have no pictures of it but the information about Fisher Boat Canvas company can be seen at

http://www.fishercanvas.com/CvrGuide.htm

The cover is brand new never opened, I bought it last year and can't use it here in South Florida.  It is made as a winter cover not a summer cover. I didn't realize that..... I paid 1400.00 I would let it go for 1100.00 including shipping. It is heavy canvas I think about 100#s

Or make me an offer.  

Rick

[rickcool]

Boat cove has been sold...

[rdlegacy]

I  know you have sold it, I am very interesting in seeing how that looks, how it installs, etc.  Especially over the arch with the various antennas.

Do you have any pictures (not the web site, but you boat), and any comments about using it?

Thanks

Bob

[nygroove]

I bought the cover and will be putting it on this week.I canl shoot some pics and post them if you want and answer any questions about it.

[Greg]

nygroove....were you able to get any pictures of the cover installed?  I'd like to see how it looks.

Greg

[Dream 'Inn]

Well, I bought a Fisher Canvas for my 310 this past November and it seems to really be of great quality.  A lot of the stitchings are backed with some type of leather.  Definitely better than just a typical throw over canvas.  Here are a couple photos of mine, and the frame I built out of PVC for it.



I can give you more details on the frame if you need, but I connected it to the arch using a "T" that on one end connected to the 2" pipe, the other 2 connections were for 4" and I just slit it into a "C" shape, and used a towel between it and arch...really worked very well, and didn't take that much time.



As far as the antennas on the arch, they will custom make pouches that fit for those goodies, same with the spotlight, and also a nice fit around the windlass.

[rdlegacy]

Dream 'Inn

Hope you address a couple questions I have about your frame.  First let me say that it really looks first rate!

I hope to be able to duplicate this on my 270!


1.  How do you secure the main support for and aft, at the radar arch, and also at the bow rail by the spot light?

2. I can see T fittings for the verticle supports, but I gather that the ribs going to the rail are just drilled into the main 2" runner?

3. Coming down to the foredeck, what are you using for a plate or platform on top of the deck?  I see you put towels under it but can't tell what it is.

And finally, if its not too much trouble can you describe the process you went through to build / install?

Thanks in advance

Bob

[Dream 'Inn]

Thanks RD, I wish I could say I figured it all by myself, but I had a lot of ideas from others.  The main backbone fore and aft is 2" PVC.  
Question 1, fore and aft securing:  I used the "T" again cut into a "C"  (2" for front, and 4" for arch), and of course put a towel in between, and then used a regular small line to tie it.

here is the bow picture:


& the arch picture:


question 2 - & the ribs are 1", yes, just drilled like you said into the 2", then using a "T" cut out into a "C" shape to go over bow rail.

question 3, I don't know what the thing was called, saw it in Home Depot and thought it would work well for this, you may or may not be able to see, but I had to use an adapter in between the base and the vertical support:


As far as the process of building, well, I started at the bow, inserting a "T", then with the main backbone, up to where I thought would be a good vertical (I heard around 3-5' is good, so I figured 3 supports would work, especially a good one near the arch, so there wouldn't be much weight on the arch if there was a lot of snow).  After I went to the first vertical, I measured the first ribs, on a bit of a slant, then drilled those out on the backbone.  Then just a repeat, more backbone, then more ribs.  Then again, with a longer vertical going all the way down into the cockpit.  Then, the last piece to the arch.  This last piece, make sure the whole backbone is snug to the front, so you cut it right keeping it snug.

It took a few hours to do, but now it should be a cinch to assemble/unassemble...oh, make sure you don't glue it all together.  I only glued certain pieces, so it wouldn't be too big but not loose any smaller pieces.  The unglued pieces seemed to fit snugly, but I've heard people drill a hole and put a bolt thru, seemed to be overkill, but maybe later if it ends up in several years being loose.  One last thing, make sure there is nothing that will snag or be a sharp point on the underside of the cover.  (sorry for such a long winded message)

[Dream 'Inn]

Ok, question for those of you that like to use lots of pictures on here...anywhere that is free to keep a bunch.  I've been using the 5 I have with BoatUS forum, and as you can see in my previous post, they obviously disappear when I want to show other pictures.

[ParkRode360]

Photobucket.com seems to give you room for a bunch of pics, and it's free

[cyber]

And that thing - looks like a toilet flange... Nice option for that...

BTW - That looks great - you could market those things - seriously...

[rdlegacy]

Dream 'Inn

Thanks for the new pics, that gives me a lot to work with and I think I can take it from there.

BTW....I use http://http://www.picturetrail.com
and
http://http://www.imageshack.com for storing the pics I post.  Both are free!

Thanks again!

Bob

[Dream 'Inn]

And that thing - looks like a toilet flange... Nice option for that...

BTW - That looks great - you could market those things - seriously...

Thanks!

LOL!  I think you're right!  It seemed to work, and wasn't too expensive :roll: .

RD, good luck, and post us some pics....definitely a relatively easy job that makes you look like a pro when you're done!  (Oh, one other thing I learned was a 1" wooden bit doesn't work very good drilling holes in the PVC-won't stay centered ...use one one of those type bits that you'd use for a door handle or a unibit, I should've known better.)