I'm interested in putting a tarp over my boat trailer, which I store outdoors without the boat on it for nearly all of the year here in California.
A buddy suggested that I rig up some kind of support system (PVC pipe?) underneath the tarp to give it an arch in order to prevent rainwater from pooling on the tarp. Sounds like a good idea, but I'm trying to figure out more specifically how to design this. When I google trailer tarp supports, I mostly get commercial products designed to use when the boat is on the trailer. Any suggestions on a good design using an easy material like PVC pipe for the trailer by itself? I guess the trick would be to make something that's easy to knock down and store when the trailer is in use. The trailer is a fairly typical two-axle for a 21' boat.
A buddy suggested that I rig up some kind of support system (PVC pipe?) underneath the tarp to give it an arch in order to prevent rainwater from pooling on the tarp. Sounds like a good idea, but I'm trying to figure out more specifically how to design this. When I google trailer tarp supports, I mostly get commercial products designed to use when the boat is on the trailer. Any suggestions on a good design using an easy material like PVC pipe for the trailer by itself? I guess the trick would be to make something that's easy to knock down and store when the trailer is in use. The trailer is a fairly typical two-axle for a 21' boat.