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anne:
Are there any relatively inexpensive all purpose type tarps out there that are fairly UV resistant? I have one tied over our little sail boat (it does not get used at much as it should, so it sits with a tarp over it a lot  :-/). In about 10 months of use, the tarp is in tatters. I just spent 45 minutes cleaning dirty water and stinky leaves out of the cockpit, and covered it with another tarp. Poor thing.

Brewman:
You might consider just using the el-cheepo ones, but replacing them every 4-6 months.  Unless accessing the boat is too much trouble.    

You'll probably have to move into a premium quailty boat cover if you want soemthing that'll stand up better.  Those aren't cheap.

Vinny:
Try an above ground pool winter cover - they're more expensive but seem to do a better job than a blue tarp from home depot.

I have my cover now for it's 4th winter, it's 24' round and I paid $105 for it back then. I think it's going for about $119 now. I don't know if the laying on top of the water keeps it nicer than a regular tarp blowing in the wind but it sees the weather from 2nd week in Sept to Memorial Day and it is in better shape than most tarps I had covering things after 2 winters.

Maybe something to think about.

bosco0633:
hey anne, sell your boat and you will never have to worry.  Just kidding, I would just use crappy ones and replace them more often as well.

anne:

--- Quote ---hey anne, sell your boat and you will never have to worry.  Just kidding, I would just use crappy ones and replace them more often as well.
--- End quote ---

Hehehehe, my dad was going to sell it since it was sitting unused on *his* property, so I said "no! Let me take it up to my place! I'll use it a bunch!"

I'm just about ready to send it back his way. Sad, but true.

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