Yeah, that's what I had in mind too Howard, right down to the rings on the top. The only problem is the mainsheet, but heck, there has to be a simple solution for that (actually, it would probably work over top of the boom or under it...). I think the 2 man is too small, but the 4 ought to work. I'm thinking more for weather protection that for shade, so UV isn't a big concern. It would be neat to try... t Wouldn't you know I just sold my old Timberline? Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar -----Original Message----- From: Howard Audsley [mailto:haudsley@tranquility.net] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 5:08 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: boom tent w/out lifelines? I have one of those (plus about 6 others in the basement....curse of an old Scout leader I suppose). The rain fly of a Timberline might work....just the center ridge pole, plus the two ends, should hold up the center, and use the bungee clips on the corners to hold it out. It even has lift rings on top that you could suspend it with. But as I recall, UV light will destroy it pretty fast. They don't recommend leaving them up long, so it would best be used as a temp rain shield. Howard On 12/19/02 1:51 PM, "Smith, Tom" <Tom.Smith@itron.com> wrote:
You know, another idea I've thought about is buying a used four person Eureka Timberline tent (or new for that matter--it's an inexpensive tent), and using the frame with just the rain fly. Seems like it would be easy enought to figure out attaching the bottoms of the poles to the toe rail and stabilizing the whole thing with the boom. t
Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar
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