How to keep water from sagging boat cover???

[mike_i]

as long as the boat cover is tied down tight I rarely have a problem with one falling over and if one does it's no big deal to prop it up again. Also, I'm in southern Calif where we only get nasty weather a few times during our "winter".

The problem with poles is they tend to fall over with wind or weight of water. I used 2" ABS to hold the poles and toilet closet flanges as bases glued into a few feet of the 2" ABS. Cheap $$$. Never thought of using Frisbees on top, great idea. Mine fit snug into grommets in the cover.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

as long as the boat cover is tied down tight I rarely have a problem with one falling over and if one does it's no big deal to prop it up again. Also, I'm in southern Calif where we only get nasty weather a few times during our "winter".

Rub it in why don't you. We are the north shore of Lake Erie. I'm almost 64 and can drive a golf ball 300 plus yards, with the offshore "Breeze". Going the other way I might get the ball to the Ladies T. I've come home and found the patio table 6' up into a Spruce tree 20' from where it sat. SoCal, OK.

 

[jojo52]

I have a bowrider & HAD the same problem, both fore & aft. I tried the expensive telescopic monopoles with rubber cups at both ends sold for the purpose but found any wind & they topple over. The rubber cups also create friction & end up fraying the material as well.
My solution was using standard aluminium camera tripods, cheap from Amazon (like £8/$10). They don't fall over & are easy to collapse & store. Remove the top section & you should end up with a stud. Attach anything that's rounded & smooth. I happened to have some half moon plastic feet from a sofa but anything similar will do.
They survive gales & torrential rain but snow would be more of a problem. Fortunately I live in Anglesey, North Wales so snow is a rarity.