WAVE's New Cover From SLO Sail and Canvas

 11 Jan 21:

WAVE ducked out of the Carriage House in light rainy conditions while the new LED lights were being installed, and tried out her new cover from SLO Sail and Canvas. The Spars on Deck cover is SunMaster polyester, Charcoal Gray, with web loops and a bow handle cutout. It also has an elastic band around the skirt and web strap at the back to tighten the sides. In the photo we have the mast on the deck to act as a ridgepole, if we wanted to leave the booms and sail on the deck also there is a sleeve on the stern to cover those as well.

I used scrap line to make the tiedowns.

We can not say Thank You enough to the team at SLO, they gifted the cover to WAVE after finding out her first cover was shredded during Hurricane Sally.

FMI: SLO Sail and Canvas

Sunfish Sailboat Cover Repair

13 Apr 19:

A squirrel chewed a hole in one of our Sunfish covers, we repaired it with 2 pieces of adhesive backed Challenge sailcloth from Sailrite. When we have time we'll throw a zig zag switch around the edge.

Some of these covers are over 5 years old, they are holding up well. We purchased them from SLO Sail and Canvas, the ones we like the best are Pacific Blue Sunbrella with adjustable straps. We like the Spars-On-Deck option, but with our squirrel issue we will go back to storing the sail, boom and gaff inside the garage. That will be better for the sails long term as well, they can get a little damp when the covers get soaked. There is a treatment we can spray on the cover to renew water repellency, right now we are okay with them being able to breathe and let any dampness dry over a few days. Be certain you order the material that is right for you. Sunbrella breathes great, but is can wear quickly during trailer rides. We are not fans of the "waterproof" fabric options, the water gets trapped inside as well and mildew can form quickly. SLO has a page with information on different cover materials, give them a call for more info.

Rinsed them off a few days ago with the pressure washer.