Re: Boat cover
In case you haven't found a source for your custom cover, give Angola Canvas, in Angola Indiana, a call. They are not near St Luis, but they do a great job.
They have patterns for many boats over the years, and may just have one for your boat.
They thought they had one for our 1989 224SE, and sent me the cover. It turned out to be for the Cuddy version, but they made good on it... they came to my house (about 100 miles away, took measurements, took the cover back, and when I they returned it to me it fit like a glove.
Jorge