How Do You Make A Jon Boat Cover From Canvas?
Making a cover for your Jon boat from canvas is a weekend project. Sunlight, leaves and rain can cause the boats interior to fade or corrode and value will be lost for this shallow water boat. Canvas is a relative inexpensive material that can be cut with scissors and sewn on a sewing machine. The canvas can also be treated with a water repellent. Step 1 Measure the overall dimension of the boat and purchase enough material so it covers the entire boat. The edges of the canvas should be long enough so it hangs down at least sixteen inches past the gunwale or the top edge of the Jon boat. Step 2 Lay the waterproof canvas material over the boat so the all the edges extend well over the sides of the gunwale. Pull the material tight so no major sags are in the middle of the boat. Step 3 Use the tape measure and chalk to make repetitive marks around the Jon boat fourteen inches from the top rail. It will be helpful to make these marks every one-foot. Take the marked canvas and lay out the m
