Thursday 29 May 2014

A Study Of Boat Covers

Many people prefer to own their own boat and travel up and down the coasts of the world in brilliant sunshine. This is a very good way of enjoying your leisure time. But, this will not be possible if our boats are not in very fine fettle. The boat needs boat covers for its protection whenever there is a threat on it. These can be in the form of pwc covers or dinghy covers or for that matter even mooring covers. There are valid reasons why we need to install 1 top boat covers for your boat. 

The question that may crop up in your mind is why we use boat cover? It is used because it serves the following purposes:

  Ø  Weather proofing
  Ø  Protection from UV rays
  Ø  Restricts rodents
  Ø  No damage during smash up

Weather proofing: Boats are often exposed to bad weather like dirt, rain and wind that can cause harm to its interiors. If we use sunbrella boat covers the condition of the boat will remain intact. For effective protection, the fabric of these covers should be water-proof, dust-proof and wind-proof. Therefore it should be made from either PVC, polyester, cotton or any other material. Invariably dust has a tendency to carry moisture with it and this moisture can corrode the metallic parts of your boat. Therefore zippers are provided to boat covers to protect it against moisture.




Protection from UV rays: Universal pontoon cover can protect the boat from UV rays. If there are gaps between the cover and the boat, there is a tendency for moisture to seep in and corrode the metallic parts of the boat.
Restricts rodents Cockroaches and rats mess up the boat's interiors.   As a protection against this we use semi custom pontoon covers.

No damage during a smash-up: When the aluminum fishing boat covers are on then there is no danger of the boat dashing with other boats during handling operations.

With so many benefits, it is not surprising that we use boat covers in a widely. After all, the repairing and maintenance cost of your boat will be much more than the cost of a boat cover. So we can say that we put a boat cover because “precaution is better than cure”.


There are numerous types of boat covers which are available in the market. However, if you do not like any of them then you can always get semi custom boat covers that can fit your boat snugly. These boat covers are specifically designed especially for your boat and therefore they will fit it perfectly. Such covers are called made to order covers. In made to order covers you have a choice of getting the color of your choice and you also have the facility to combine the features of different types of boat covers into one. Although, these made to order covers are a costly affair, they are definitely worth the money spent on them as they protect your boat in all conditions.