To reduce contamination.

To increase reflective lighting and productivity.

To gain access for repairs during inclement weather.

To protect the boat against environmental damage during reconstruction or repairs, or while awaiting repairs. 

The environmental factors shrink wrapping can virtually eliminate are: precipitation: rain, snow, hail, ice. wind, excessive temperatures, salt air, bird droppings, rodents, insects.

To protect the boat for a season against winter storms.

To provide a humidity and temperature controlled environment for custom paints, patching materials, and solvents.

To save money by reducing labor costs, workers compensation, insurance, lost material charges, and risk of environmental issues.

Degrade your boat through dry rot, mildew, rust, and corrosive compounds.

Reduce the effectiveness of your serviceman when conducting repairs, by limiting the hours they can work due to inclement weather and poor lighting, increasing the environmental clothing they must wear.

Increasing worker safety risk due to ice, darkness, wind, animal feces, blowing dust, sandblast debris, etc.

Increasing the risk of lost tools and materials.

Degrade the repair materials prior to installation.

Shifting causes abrasion.

Not preventing weather from blowing underneath.

Laying against the wood or metal results in damage from condensation.

Not preventing birds, rodents, or insects from entry.

Flapping causes uneven pressure on a boat part, tarp destruction and can be annoyingly noisy.

Sagging which causes moisture accumulation on the tarp's top, which can pull the tarp off entirely or put undue force upon part of a boat.

Prepare the boat by padding or protecting any railings, booms, sharp points, rough edges, etc.

Design and build a frame over the deck of the boat.  Depending upon the requirements and size of boat, the frame may be constructed of a variety of materials including PVC pipe, steel pipe, lumber, strapping.

Create a perimeter belt around the ship with which to lock the film down.

Cut and place the shrink film material over the frame.

Anchor the shrink film edges.

Seal the shrink film seams.

Heat shrink the shrink film with hand held, gas propane heat guns.

A single 7 or 8 mil, specialty blended polyolefin available in clear, blue, or white.  White is used to reduce heat and ultra-violet (UV) exposure and increase coverage longevity; blue is used to increase heat absorption while reducing UV exposure to the ship; clear is used to increase heat absorption, natural lighting, and improve external visibility of the ship.

A multi-layer shrink film with special properties, such as Armorshield Plus^TM has a fabric backing which makes it stronger, eliminates scratching, and inhibits condensation. Its middle layer is a hot melt adhesive that can contain special additives such as anti-mold, anti-mildew, and bi-metal volatile corrosion inhibitors. The shrink film is clear, or blue tinted, and the backing is white which gives the film a glossy appearance.

Splicing tapes to connect shrink film edges.

Once the cover is installed, modifications can be made to meet later requirements. With the proper design, sections of the boat can be uncovered without adversely affecting the remaining cover, or additional areas can be covered. Want to show off part of the boat but keep it covered? Replace the film with a clear shrink film. Want to keep the boat covered for an additional year or two? That can be attained by fusing an additional layer of film to the existing layer. Want additional accesses and more ventilation? That can be easily done. Want a dehumidified environment? A dehumidification system can easily be installed.