Boat Cover? Need help

[alllorens]

I am looking for some help on finding a boat cover.

I have a 2007 Parker 23SE with a leaning post (no T-top) and am looking for a quality boat cover. Does anyone know of where and how to come upon a cover like this? Custom made or not, and how much would it cost?

Thanks for the help!

 

[Megabyte]

Try "Boat Covers Direct" at http://www.boatcoversdirect.com/
I had one of their covers on my previous CC (without t-top) and was very pleased with it.

 

[dave-j]

Ditto. Going on my fourth winter with my cover from them. Looks great and works great.

 

[Brent]

Are you looking for a winter or sun cover? Fisher canvas has been mentioned several times for their high quality covers. Shrink wrapping is another option.
See is article on fyi wrapping
http://www.madmariner.com/ownership/mai ... _102810_OM

 

[dave-j]

Re: shrink wrapping... Sure, it's an option, but is expensive, bad for the environment (although more and more is recycled), and can be bad for the boat itself if not done properly, trapping moisture into the hull and causing chafe. My cover cost about what having my boat shrink wrapped for two seasons would have cost. After that, consider it free!

Another feature of having a re-usable cover is that I can get my boat covered within minutes of final wash down after hauling, protecting it from leaves and crap blown around.

I have been very happy with the re-usable option.

 

[CraigS]

I don't mean to step on someone else's post, but which material do you recommend at boatcoversdirect?

Craig

 

[dave-j]

I went with the gray poly. Is holding up very well.

 

[Megabyte]

Mine was either the poly/cotton or the performance poly (don't remember which).
Color was haze grey as seen in the photo above.

 

[2320 pilothouse]

i would like to get a cover but my 2320 has rocket launchers on the pilothouse,will these covers work with my set up

dave

 

[Megabyte]

i would like to get a cover but my 2320 has rocket launchers on the pilothouse,will these covers work with my set up

I believe they will, as most (tho not all) of the sport cabins have rocket launchers.
A call to Boat Covers Direct could validate that, since they do list the sport cabin models in their drop-down menus.

 

[seadog23]

Boat Covers Direct shows poles that get put in the rocket launchers as part of the installation procedure. I ordered one for my 23SE last night. Maybe we should hit them up for a Classic Parker group discount.

 

[2320 pilothouse]

i contacted covers direct,i sent them pics of my boat,they will contact me tomorrow...

dave

 

[dave-j]

Yes to the rocket launcher question. I have a T-top with launchers. I put an upside down 5 gallon bucket in the middle to create slope, and the set comes with short poles that have tennis balls on the end for chafe protection that you insert into your launchers.

attached is an older picture, before I started with the bucket, but you can see the raise in the back of the T-top for the rocket launcher poles.

 

[2320 pilothouse]

i spoke to them today,they do not make a cover for a pilothouse and rocket launchers.....

mmmm next??