Covering!

The day finally came!  I covered the canoe with canvas!  I used first moved the canoe out to between the two trees next to the garage.  Laura just had hand surgery, so I had pick it up by the two thwarts and carry it out by myself.  Then laid out the canvas on it upside down, flipped it over and set up the clamps and winch. Once it was pulled tight I got the stands out of the way. I stapled at each rib, starting in the middle and working my way to the ends.  At the second full rib on each end, I stopped and moved the operation to the garage to split the canvas at the ends and tack it down. 

Ready to stretch

Pulled tight

Stapled both sides in the middle

Working both sides towards the ends.  Weighted down with boxes of papers to push it down in the canvas.

Stapled up to the second full rib on each end and released from the winch.

Moved into the garage to do the ends

Both ends tacked in place and trimmed up