Since I don't have the second tier of my deck done...I have to live with a pool fence around the whole pool. Having only one small opening where the ladder is. This is WAY to much of a pain to try and pull the whole cover out of this small opening.

What I did, which made it much more manageable, is cut the solar cover into quarters, dividing it into four (pie shaped) sections. It's much more manageable now...But I also plan on adding some noodles (that I have slit down length ways) on the sides of the quarters to add stability and to make them "push" better in the water.

I'll have to see how the noodle idea works...it seems like it should work well.

good luck,
dan