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The HDPE is a little soft. Hand screw only if you don't it will pucker other than that. yes!!!! way more durable.  Thank you for the kind words.

That turned out excellent!!!!  It is amazing what a little spit shine will do to a old boat. I also would have thought It would have costed more. At least Malibu used aluminum mine were all plastic.

Nice job on the trailer. I Need to do something with mine someday. They don't always get the love they deserve.

Thanks @Rugger  I can't say it is my design I copied mostly  new Tige boats. Just sat on a 2021 and thought I could use a set of these. they worked flawlessly all weekend and not sure how I got along without them this long. As we watched the G Kids play my wife looks over at me and sad " I didn't know we needed these till now" They are a great addition to the boat. and I highly recommend them.

Thanks for the link..

@SONICJKThank you. it wasn't hard just time consuming. Just when you think there's nothing left to upgrade. You can always find something.

The company that I got the vinyl stoped making that color. I got lucky to find some. That was harder work than the entire project.

Up Date....

High wind advisory...The wind poped off at 25 mph last weekend got my Buddys cove cover broke one pole and split one of mine down the middle. I guess we now know the wind rating. LOL under 10 mph. I just thought I would share. both have been repaired. no harm no fowl.

I would love to play with this. Great job. The combo are almost endless. It would take me 100s of hours to find the dial in.  I think I would start fat even both sides gate 100%  add tab as needed. then 90% then 80% then switch to tab fully and add gate as needed  It wouldn't surprise me if it turn out to be 60% gate 40% tab. that is my prediction LOL Kinda what NSS is 60% out the side 40% down.  this is truly awesome Again great job!!!!!!! 

@CUCVthey are 3/8  .371 how long? I would have to measure thinking 11-12 foot. I just kept adding till they the arch got close to the back of the transom.  I had 4 tents that I don't use any more so there were no shortage of poles or hardware. LOL 

I did use compressed air to blow the bungee line through. We had to add a piece of line to mikes his is longer than mine.

I thought for 40 bucks why not. The new boats charge $1300 For a version you craw under. No thanks. I might re-sew the top this winter. My friends turned out better than mine. (was my second sewing job) can't  have that. lol..... thinking of sewing in the first responders flag. In the next one. or maybe if Wake Garage comes out with a flag. that would be the coolest.

Nice job looks factory!!! The spring pin is the factory touch.

Do the posts dragging in the water make any spray or line the surf wave any?