My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

[benjh1028]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

Ben,
Sorry to see the mess your tarp made. Mine start flaking off at the end of their lives too, but I have never had any staining issues. Where did you buy yours?

Good idea with the vents nlain

I'm certain they were from Home Depot. This can occur with all PVC tarps. However, my boat sat under the hot Georgia sun which I'm sure exacerbates this process.

Ben

 

[SDSeville]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

However, my boat sat under the hot Georgia sun which I'm sure exacerbates this process.

Ben

I guess I might not be a very good example then. It is between 60 and 80 here year round. I didn't think of what some heat might do to it.

 

[nlain]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

I have to agree that the hot Ga sun does do a number on the blue tarps, I think that is what makes them just start to fall apart. Where mine sets it gets a good portion of the days sun.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

My neighbors would kill me if I put a blue tarp on my boat.

 

[SDSeville]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

My house and fence are grey, so I got the silver tarp. From the street, you can't even see the boat behind the fence.

 

[nlain]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

I very rarely have neighbors next door, they show occasionally, spend a day or two and go away, the one on the West side does not care and the one on the East side cannot see it, and as long as the truck is parked in front of it you really cannot see it from the street.

 

[SDSeville]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

I really buy the silver ones because they are a little thicker for only a couple dollars more. It shouldn't matter what color it is really (unless you have a homeowners association that objects). I see lots of blue and red boat covers out there.

 

[nlain]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

The one I have now is silver on one side and blue on the other, I turned the silver side up to see if it last longer that way.

I guess I totally screwed that up, fixed now.

 

[NYBo]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

The one I have now is blue on one side and blue on the other, I turned the silver side up to see if it last longer that way.

That's quite a trick!

 

[nlain]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

That's quite a trick!

I fixed it, I just screwed that up royally. You are right, that would be quite a trick.

 

[SDSeville]

Re: My $17 Harbor Freight Tarp/Boat Cover

Did you buy the heavy duty silver ones? Mine is still holding up great. The prior one lasted about a year.