Boat Covers

[deefa66]

just wondering if anyone has had success towing a boat with one of the off the shelf boat covers? Buying a new boat ( 4.82 seascape kingfisher) but the budget won't allow for custom cover at this stage. Any info on brands , do's and don'ts would be appreciated.

cheers Deefa :-/

[fRuItCaKe]

I bought a Bias Hurricane cover, blue in colour.

Ties down tight, tows well. About $299 I think.

I looked at custom covers and they were $700+, very poor WAF on that one :)

If you do buy an off the shelf one it needs to be "trailerable". A lot aren't.

Also when you do your boat measurement make sure you don't just use the length of the boat. Get a tape/stringline and measure from the tip of the bow, over the consoles etc, down to the back of the motor.

That way you'll buy the right one.

[fishyjoe]

You could try www.cabelas.com (http://www.cabelas.com)

Good luck

Joe

[deefa66]

Thanks Guys, fruitcake is it as waterproof / dustproof as they claim??

[fRuItCaKe]

Yep, sure is.

We had a major downpour and I didn't have the straps tight.

Ended up with a pool of water in the cover big enough to swim in.

No water in the boat.

No dust either with the winds down here.

[deefa66]

Thanks again, sounds like one might be the go to get me out of trouble for awhile! Might even solve problem once and for all ( fingers crossed). Picked up new boat today, should have gone passed a Bias store and tried one for fit on way home!