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Old 04-28-2015, 04:57 PM
TNBronzeback TNBronzeback is offline
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im speaking from experience here but take it for what its worth i suppose as this is my experience and my opinion:
boat covers just dont last and quite frankly, im not convinced they are made to get more than a season or 2 out of them depending on how/where they are used/stored. if its in direct sunlight, the U.V breaks them down, if they are stretched too tight over any additions youve done to the boat, it creates a rub point and breaks it down/rips. if its too lose, its gonna wave
in the wind, rub and rip. the straps will wear down and break before their time, ect, ect.
now if you buy an oversize cover and add supports to tent the cover to prevent water laying on it and cushions on edges and corners and maybe treat the cover with some kind of water proofing/u.v blocker, you may get a little more time out of it. Ive just had several brands over the years and they havent held up for any of the conditions that ive had them in for any length of time. and one of them was a custom cover that came with the brand new boat we purchased. Maybe other guys have had better luck but im a tad bit skeptical of boat covers i guess. LOL
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