For a 24' round AG pool, I'm installing a solar cover outside the pool on one end. Rolling the cover up will be easy to do, but I'm thinking about how do I unroll the cover easily without having to get into the pool? My only thought so far is to have a rope tied to the free end of the cover that would reach across the pool then as I unroll the cover a little, I could pull the cover across the pool to take up the slack then unroll some more, then pull etc.

I wouldn't think I would want to just pull on the rope to unroll the cover as that would put a lot of stress on the cover where the rope is fastened and it would rip before too long. Is there a better way to do it?

Thanks

Peter