I desperatly need a boat cover....the neighbors tree is trashing the southwind.....

then i guess a strom rolled through last night....went out in the back yard and there was tree debris all over....went and checked on the boat and it looked like a mud bath on the bow and a ton of tree debris all inside.

so ive been lookin around for a boat cover online.....im trying to keep it in the $100-$200 range. it doesnt need to be trailerable.....just looking for something inexpensive, but wont tear when the first wind storm comes through.

any suggestions? what kind of luck do you guys have with your boat covers?

tomorrow im going to throw the parachute back on it that the previous owner used and weigh it down with rocks/blocks/bricks around on the ground to help keep the shit out. i trashed the canvas cover he gave me...it was so badly rotted and tore up it was less then useless.

well i think everyone knows how i feel about covers  but i would go to wallyworld and get on of those cheap gray ones i had one on my four winns and it lasted for years

Not sure if they sell them this season or not. But Costco had covers (have one) that fit my 18 Marlin perfect. They also had great prices on life vests and wet suits.

I got a real nice one at Walmart Suprisingly. Drawstring elastic all the way around. going across it every 4ft or so was a strap with a buckle to run under to boat to keep it down tight. PLus you could tow with it. ONly 100 bucks. Dogs got mine though. Plus my rear bench last night. 

i got one from Wally world that worked geat.. the last two i bought from  the Bass pro shop in Vegas even better and trailerable

i think i still have the one from wallmart rolled up in the shed

Thanks, now i got to go look

shit never thought about bass pro shops! thats a good idea steve!

i washed down the boat and got it covered with the parachute....(yes, its litterally a parachute)

and weighed it down around the edges with boards n blocks.....wind kicked up a few times before i left for work and it seemed like it was ok....otherwise im fishing out a parachute in the neighbors tree in the morning (good reason to cut it down, eh?) 

Those and the old Duece and a half canvas bed covers from the Army my dad still uses to cover his equipment ion the yard back east, lol. (Covered many a car with those heavy bastards!)

Ray

Tom, thanks for the new cover.  Fits great and even covers the pump.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the boat cover advice.  Went to Wallyworld about 6 months ago and the boat has been dry since.  Best 130 i ever spent!

I have an old fabric one thats pretty water resistant except where it makes low spots, and so for this last rain, I covered the entire boat with plastic sheeting and stuck a rectangular box on end in the front and back to make high points in the plastic, and then threw the cover over it. Worked great, except my boat looks like the merrimac now lol.

http://www.cardcow.com/images/merrimac-transportation-boats-ships-41111.jpg