{"id":6807,"date":"2013-04-30T22:27:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T21:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2015-05-09T17:10:48","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T16:10:48","slug":"spraydecks-getting-the-right-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/spraydecks-getting-the-right-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"Spraydecks &#8211; Getting The Right Fit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting a spraydeck that fits you and your boat is crucial if you want to keep the water out.  All boats are different and all decks are different, so it&#8217;s important to do a little research on what deck fits your boat the best.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favourite resources is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skirtfit.com\" target=\"_blank\">Skirt Fit<\/a>.  It is an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skirtfit.com\" target=\"_blank\">online database<\/a> that contains most of the popular boats and decks that are currently on the market.  It is well worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4623\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/north-tyne-run-5th-january-2013\/dcim100gopro-28\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/uns_nt04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Hero3-Black Edition&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1357474364&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.77&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;207&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083402835696414&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCIM100GOPRO&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DCIM100GOPRO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/uns_nt04.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/uns_nt04.jpg\" alt=\"DCIM100GOPRO\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/uns_nt04.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/uns_nt04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/uns_nt04-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From time to time you may end up with a deck that is super hard to get onto your boat. 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