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Every year I cover the 22 with a tarp and tie it down well, but I live in a high wind area and it gets beat up pretty good from flexing (unfortunately no way to get it to fit as tight as shrink wrap).

This year I was thinking of trying to add "lateral" strips (for lack of a better term) in the shape of an upside down U that would run from side to side and attach at the top to the 1x strip that I normaly run from the tip of the bow rail, up over the T-top, and down to the stern.

It would be kind of like adding "ribs" to the structure to try and help keep the tarp tighter. Am wondering if I could mill down any specific kind of wood and have it bend to that U shape without breaking, or is that too optimistic? I've seen the flexible fiberglass slats used, but was thinking I may be able to make something up? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.