well my custom made cover from "97 finally wouldn't stop leaking so I had to get a new cover.
First I went to Walmart and the cover I got was for a car and ripped the first day. They gave me a credit and I went to Amazon and found this Classic. It almost fit over my PP platform
I bought one from National Boat Covers for my HB Pro. Covered the boat and polling platform with enough to cover tires. Had it cut off on the sides and now it fits great. Going to reinforce it where it goes over push pole holder on platform. $500 compared to $1500 HB wanted.
I see the cover in the background has some bracing underneath and the the one in the foreground does not. How do these fair as far as pooling rain? I am shopping for a cover for my new Cayenne, but Im trying to avoid making it into a 30 minute ordeal to assemble if you know what I mean.
I've had 4 of them. The 1st was on 3 different boats over about 7 years, then the stitching rotted out, the fabric was fine. I called and they said they had changed to a better synthetic stitching. The one on the red boat I bought in 2011. I have had to patch a few small splits this year. I use Tear Aid for the patches. The other one is only about 2 years old. We just got the 4th one and put it on the alum skiff we are restoring for my grandson.
The boat in the foreground has 2 seats on a guide box and a grab bar that keep the cover tight as you can see. No ponding at all, just lucky. The red boat, I built a frame work out of pvc irrigation pipe and it worked perfectly until the heat got to the pvc. I got rid of that and am now just using a small pvc rack just behind the front casting deck (no longer as pictured). Not perfect but works pretty well. Depends on how the boat is set up.
can also vouch for carver covers. have one of their semi-custom fit covers on my boat currently, covers the poling platform with tibor push pole holder easily. I do have a slight issue with pooling occasionally (side console with a wide open cockpit), but as long as I use 5 or 6 of the tie down straps that are included I can pull it tight enough so that rain just runs right off
its one of Carvers for boats with poling platforms. you have to pick one with the length and width for your boat. I get them a little wider so they will hang down and protect the gelcoat from the sun. Not sure of the model number for that one, I saved it somewhere.
Reviving an old thread. Looking at the carver cover for boat with poling platform but can't seem to figure out what size to order. Do I need to get one for the length of my hull which will also have added material to cover the engine or do I need to take a centerline measurement to back of engine? I have a jack plate so to the back of the cowling is another 30" or so from transom.
my boat is a little over 18ft from the back of the cowling to the bow and the cover I linked to above is more than enough to cover everything with room to spare. I'll get some pics of it when I'm home later
Thanks for that reference. I finally got a return email from carver and they gave me the product code for the one that would probably fit best (carver doesn’t sell retail). Found it at Blue Gator covers for $60 less then covers direct. I’ll post a pic of the Redtail Bandit with her new suit when it gets here.
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