Boat Cover

[ICEHOUND]

I'm looking to have a custom fit boat cover made for traveling. Does anybody have any recommendations? I have a 16' Lund Explorer. Icehound

[Slyster]

For a lower budget.. Menards has a good selection of tailorable boat covers... I forget the brand but it's a good marine brand. The one I got for my 14' is really nice. Heavy and durable (Canvas) .. and only $60 or so.

[ChuckN]

There's some info here.

Covers

[Giant_Jackpot]

Canvas Plus in Rogers does a great job on custom covers.

[musky hunter]

A custom job should have a mechanism for keeping rain from pooling. One method is to use a flexible arched brace that fits into a pocket on each side of the gunwale. This is arched under the cover and water rolls off. There is also a "tentpole" method, where an aluminum pole fits into a reinforced grommet in one or two locations. Both work well. I prefer canvas over plastized material because canvas is easier to snap in cold weather.

[Sergeant Slabber]

There's a place in Savage right off of Hwy. 13 that does an awesome job with anything you order. The name of it is slipping my mind right now. If I think of it I'll post later. I've never had them make me a boat cover, but other things they have made for me turn out super!

[buzzsaw]

The answer to the above post is "Top Gun" it is across the Hwy from Crystal Pierz marine and across the street from R & R marine. They did my 1850 Crestliner sportfish and it was a great investment! However, it was not cheap.

[tafadzwa]

I agree with Buzzsaw-I got mine from Top Gun as well and am impressed. It's rugged, durable, and fits like a glove. No flapping straps, tough on the freeway and it comes with a 5 year warranty. Pricey but well worth it.

[ICEHOUND]

Thanks guys! Would anybody happen to have the phone number and location of 'Top Gun' and did your covers have straps that went all the way across or just the bungee cords on both sides? ICEHOUND

[jigginjerk]

Canvas Craft in ramsey is great. Kind of expensive but fits great and lasts. You get what you pay for. My last boat the cover is 10 years old and still in great shape. I just had one made for my new boat and the fit is excellent. There's no substitute for quality. The cheap ones don't fit that good and they will come apart trailering, been down that road before.Spend the extra cash and be happy.

[tafadzwa]

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[BassManDuluth]

I have had Minnesota Surplus do work for me. Also, Minnesota Canvas.