Can shrink wrap support all the snow?

IMO, if it's properly installed it shouldn't matter if you get 10' of snow. When I say properly installed I mean the supporting frame or wahever else is used to make the shell for shrinkwrap to lay on. This applies to any cover for that matter. I've had a situation where I didn't add anough frame support and a portion of my cover was crashed by snow. This happened when my 240 was next to my house, so I simply cleaned all the snow and fixed the problem.
 
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I would think yes--if it was done right; nice and tight with a pitch. I had 2x4's running down the center (Using a tarp not shrink) and the tarp is nowhere near as taught as shrink and the 2.5 feet of snow we had recently just slid off.

Bottom line, if they did the install correctly, you should have no issues.
 
There's no way snow can stay on it. Well a least on mine it can't :thumbsup:.
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I can see many of the boats at the Marina from my backyard. I have also walked over there, so I can tell you that the ones that where shrink wrapped are doing fine. Those that chose to save some money and do it themselves, well some are not fairing very well.
 
You'll be fine. We have some boats up here that are covered in some pretty deep stuff without problems.
 
I received this message from the boat yard.
"Due to the excessive snowfall, we have many boats that are overloaded with heavy snow. Shrink wrap and boat canvas are not designed to hold this much weight. We are doing what we can to help the situation by removing as much snow from the boats as possible. We will not get to them all and some boats may sustain damage. We will be in a better position to access any damage once the snow dissipates".
 
B-Fitting said:
I received this message from the boat yard.
"Due to the excessive snowfall, we have many boats that are overloaded with heavy snow. Shrink wrap and boat canvas are not designed to hold this much weight. We are doing what we can to help the situation by removing as much snow from the boats as possible. We will not get to them all and some boats may sustain damage. We will be in a better position to access any damage once the snow dissipates".
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I think I'd be in my car heading towards the boat yard!
 
hack4alivin said:
I can see many of the boats at the Marina from my backyard. I have also walked over there, so I can tell you that the ones that where shrink wrapped are doing fine. Those that chose to save some money and do it themselves, well some are not fairing very well.
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Thanks for the update Bill!!!! I was wondering this as well. I am certainly glad I got the shrink wrap this year!!!
 
The plastic itself is not designed for weight, you can out your finger right through it. However, the surface of the plastic is so slick that most all snow slides right off, especially with a bit of wind. If you find pockets of snow or ice on your plastic, it wasn't done right.
 
Here are a couple of pictures from Gunpowder Cove a few minutes ago. The Sea Rays with the radar arch are doing fine because of the steep angles of the shrink wrap. I sure would not like to have my boat in the water right now.
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My boat, on the back row behind the trees on the left.
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I'm finding out now that my 2x4's could have been another 6" taller to make a better angle. I am getting snow deposits above the windshield and having to go out with a soft broom now and again and clean them off to be sure.

It's easy when it's in the driveway.
 
B-Fitting said:
I received this message from the boat yard.
"Due to the excessive snowfall, we have many boats that are overloaded with heavy snow. Shrink wrap and boat canvas are not designed to hold this much weight. We are doing what we can to help the situation by removing as much snow from the boats as possible. We will not get to them all and some boats may sustain damage. We will be in a better position to access any damage once the snow dissipates".
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Got a similiar message from my marina in Cape May. The difference they had someone who was willing to go out and clean the boats off. Shrink wrap is slick so the snow should slide off of it if the angle is proper. Those people who have flat areas where the snow can accumulate will have problems.
 
I don't shrink wrap my boat, i'm not too crazy about shrink wrap.. Why spend so much money on it every year? Since my job is related to woodworking, I easily built frame for my boat, and I put 2 layers of cover, one is canvas on frame and then 2nd, tarp. It has done really well. I can reused canvas/tarp every year.. I copied my father. He did same thing and he still have same tarp when he bought his new boat in 1998.. With shrink wrap, you break your wallet every season when we bought tarp once and reused every season.
 
Wayne's World said:
There's no way snow can stay on it. Well a least on mine it can't :thumbsup:.
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+ 1 . Wind also helps to keep the snow off the shrink. However I believe there are different quality of shrinkwraps. A strong inside structure is also important. We had winter with 12-13 feet of snow, many snowstorms and strong winds and I never had any problems.
 
Alex F is correct. If it is put on correctly you will not have a problem. We have about 150 inches a year up here (we are about 20 miles from Lake Ontario) and I have never heard of any problems.
 
Take Five said:
I don't shrink wrap my boat, i'm not too crazy about shrink wrap.. Why spend so much money on it every year? Since my job is related to woodworking, I easily built frame for my boat, and I put 2 layers of cover, one is canvas on frame and then 2nd, tarp. It has done really well. I can reused canvas/tarp every year.. I copied my father. He did same thing and he still have same tarp when he bought his new boat in 1998.. With shrink wrap, you break your wallet every season when we bought tarp once and reused every season.
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Great advice! I believe some of the do it yourselfers over here don’t have your carpentry skills. Their bad luck!

I think I pay to protect my investment thank you.
 
We do a fair amount of shrink wrapping, and it seems to me our supplier said the 6 mil wrap will support 250lbs per square ft-(we use 7 mil) Like the others previously stated-the support structure is pretty critical-slope is good
 
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