Canvas work

On the velcro - The thing that seems so interesting, is that if the screen is permanently installed, it will not shrink like the plastic will so keeping the canvas on should not be a problem. With all the mosquitos in the delta, it's not bad to have there all the time. If you use velcro on the plastic window, it can be put on once the canvas is in place, and if there is a little bit of shrink in them, they will still go on - unless it is more than an inch or so. The good part is that if the plastic goes bad, it is a matter of buying new plastic, cutting it neatly to size, and just applying the sticky-back velcro to the edges - and you have new windows. I would not worry to much about strength because good velcro, with that much surface area, is really strong. Add to that the fact that the screens are on the outside to buffer the wind, and it could just work.
My canvas is getting old, so I might just have Gnarley do a test case and see how it goes...

Bill,
let us all know how it goes - and if there is a "dark side" - DO NOT go over!! Keep your head about you at all times and look for signs of outward arrogance and down talking about other "lesser" boats like Hatt's and Bayliners. If you see this attidude...

Just kidding of course. Have a great time!

Jim
 
One thought on the velcro--if the clear plastic is on the inside, the velcro on the bottom will not keep water out--it will run down the outside of the plastic ("inside" the screen) and then weep through the velcro seam. Zippers aren't waterproof, either, but they tend to shed more water than the velcro, which will essentially trap a small "trough" of water to seep through. You might be able to add an "inner" flap at the bottom to alleviate this effect, however. You'd just need to "insert" the bottom into the flap, and then figure out where the velcro needed to be....

BTG

BTG
 
Based on personal experience, that flap would need to be outside and hang below the velcro to keep most of the water out!
 
I meant adding a flap to the canvas/screen part, that the clear plastic would essentially drop into--with just screen on the "outside", hopefully the water would flow out through the screen....

BTG
 
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