Boat cover

Pipepro · June 28, 2021, 11:29:28 AM

Just wondering what boat cover brand or manufacturer y'all would recommend. I have the one that came with my stratos but it's a real PITA to put on and it doesn't fit with my new ultrex. I sold my house and moved so for the next few months the boat has to sit outside! Gasp. I'd like to get a decent cover just for storage that I can put on by myself. I looked into the canvas garages but the reviews are all over the place. Any suggestions??

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WTodd · June 28, 2021, 03:08:18 PM

Carver..... I got the one with a 10 year warranty..... I think I paid $500-$600.....custom cover for my Z-18......am happy and it does it's job but TBH all covers are a little bit of a PITA to some degree.

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Pipepro · June 29, 2021, 03:56:19 AM

Thanks, I'll check them out.

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WTodd · June 29, 2021, 05:12:49 AM

Forgot to add that I've had it almost 3 years and I store mine outside exclusively

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apenland01 · June 29, 2021, 09:08:52 AM

I got a new cover for my Ranger a couple of years ago at Boat Covers Direct. $125 for a second, but I never have found the flaw and it fits over my Ultrex.

https://www.boatcoversdirect.com/

Pipepro · June 29, 2021, 04:35:47 PM

Thanks guys, I ordered one today. Ill post up some pics when it comes in.

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Pipepro · July 16, 2021, 07:21:29 PM

So the cover is pretty nice. Plenty big enough to cover my ultrex and the shock cord sewed into the hem makes it so I can out it on by myself. Kinda like a big fitted sheet. However it was so big that it caught even more water than the tarp.

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Pipepro · July 16, 2021, 07:26:53 PM

So after drying the boat out AGAIN I had to come up with something else. Google showed me some examples of tarp supports and so off to Lowes I went.

A bunch of 1" PVC pipe and some fittings and TA-DA! Now she sheds water like a ducks back. The PVC is easy to put in and out of the boat by myself and so far so good on keeping things dry. I have never seen this much rain in the summer in Michigan. Figures it's right after I move and don't have. A place inside for the boat.

So for now I'd say this is a win. .maybe I'll get a can of. Scotchgard if it ever stops raining up here, just for a little extra protection.

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WTodd · July 16, 2021, 07:28:57 PM

Nice work on the PVC. Even though I have a custom cover I had to do something similar but on a much smaller scale

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FD · July 17, 2021, 04:20:46 AM

Nice job. I had do do something similar on my stock cover after a few years.

Get a can of paint to paint the pvc. After a year or so of sitting in the sun while you're fishing it will get brittle and break. The paint will protect it from the UV rays that break down pvc.

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