TomS
Well-Known Member
We had a lot of family and friends here over the week and weekend, so I planned to just not cover everything at the end of Sunday like I normally do. We were headed to the movies and I decided last minute to cover the Seadoo since we'd probably not use it on Monday. Once I did that, I walked back in the house and noticed some gray/black skies rolling in from the NW and thought maybe I should cover the Benny after all. I don't bother with the poles, so it takes all of 5-10 minutes. I went out 150'+ on the dock, crawled underneath the 30' canopy and started snapping the cover. The canopy has 36" sides, so it's normally not a big deal, but I'd cranked the boat down to get to the cover easier. All of sudden a black cloud mass was on top of me as it poured down rain and blew on the lift like nobody's business. Staying put for awhile under the canopy, I was afraid the wind was going to pick the whole thing up and flip it. It's definitely a unique perspective beneath there in a big storm. Think of a giant 30' parachute and aluminum frame, lightning cracking, thunder, big wind, the works. I ran for it after about 20-30 minutes and thought I might get blown sideways off the dock. It was rather scary how fast it all came up, but fortunately we weren't caught out on the lake.
The good news is I learned first hand it's time to re-seal the canopy with 303 fabric protector ;-)
The good news is I learned first hand it's time to re-seal the canopy with 303 fabric protector ;-)
