Please help with this part for my boat cover!

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mikecollins86

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Jun 13, 2010
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Boat Info
1989 220DA
Engines
8 cyl Mercruiser
I have several of these round parts that have loops coming out of my boat cover that go around the parts. They are made of plastic and are so sun damaged that they are literally crumbling apart. This is the only one I could find that's intact.

Do you know what these are called? I can't seem to find them anywhere, but since I don't know what they are called, I don't have a search term to find them. I suspect they were not really designed for boat covers since you can't find them anywhere under stock 'boat cover hardware' searches. But then again, this boat cover setup was done in 1989 so maybe it was common back then.

I'd like to avoid having to have a machinist make them from scratch. Since all it is doing is holding a stretchy loop from the cover, if you know of something round with a groove like this that would function the same (preferably stainless steel!) please let me know.

Thanks so much for any help you can provide!

Mike Collins
1989 SeaRay 220DA

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Hi Jim.

That's the idea....the only problem is since they are much smaller, I'd have to drill a new hole lower down. I was hoping to find something the same size. Thanks so much for that link since if I can't find anything else, i'll probably end up using those!

Mike
 
google:

byers' super snap

They sure look the same. I saw these at the Toronto boat show, thought it was a pretty slick idea if you tarp your boat for winter storage.

JohnG
 
jgoedd99 said:
google:

byers' super snap

They sure look the same. I saw these at the Toronto boat show, thought it was a pretty slick idea if you tarp your boat for winter storage.

JohnG
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John, you are a genius! If the disc part just pops out (which it looks like it does) then it's just a matter of how big it is. If it's a little small, I can always move the screw down. I need to anyway as the 'stretch' has moved.

Thanks, again!!

Mike
 
I didn't see any dimensions on the internet hits I got, perhaps a phone call to someone selling it will confirm the diameter. (I counted the "ribs" , nine , and it sure looks the same. ) But I would call before buying and confirm the dimensions.


good luck.
 
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