on my old pontoon I had a metal top, and when it was a windy day the metal top was like having a sail mast, the wind took you where you didn't want to go. now my new pontoon has a cloth top, I like it a lot better then the metal. if it is windy you can put the top down and it will not be quite so bad, but with the metal it has to be up at all times. JMO since I had both of them....
Jack