Boat Covers Out There?

[Joe Nelson CS#35]

Wondering if anyone has made or had made a boat cover for storage while on the trailer? I am going to make one. Thinking of using the masts on crutches as a ridge pole to shed the water off of the boat.

[hokeyhydro]

if your masts are aluminum go for it. If wood - no. Best cover is canvas or some other breathable fabric - no blue/silver/brown/green tarps or poly. No it is a good idea to roll the trailer boat combo over a plastic tarp to keep ground moisture from creeping all over the rig.

[PeterP]

Joe, I made a boat cover for RedBeard with an old Singer -all metal- sawing machine with zigzag. Used Sunbrella fabric. It was my second sewing project and has served me well over the years. It was work but it is doable. I notice that after you build a boat you kind of feel that you can do anything. Boat cover? no prob! Fusion reactor for the dog house? - may have to do some web search on that one -that kind of feeling- you know what I mean? Good luck

[Frank Hagan]

For my Weekender, I used a large car cover. They are cheap ... about $40 at the time at Costco ... and are made of a breathable fabric that never stuck to the latex paint I used. They lasted about three years. PeterP's solution would be much longer lasting, and you could really make it fit well if you sew.

[PeterP]

Well fitting boat cover will pay for itself in gas savings alone. I had to pull my cover-less Spindrift 10 last weekend and just could not get the slip stream right under 65MPH. At 55 it towed like a cow making me wish I had flipped the boat upside down. So it was go slow and take forever or go fast - save money on gas and spend it on a ticket. PeterP