Re: Cover your boat... Do you or don't you?
Wow!!! A lot of replies on the subject, I certainly did not expect so. A lot of passion from most folks about covering their boat.
I personally don't think I will be doing much covering this summer unless I know that I won't use the boat for a few weeks, if I even think that there is a chance that it will get used the next week it very likely will not get covered.
I know that this is the less popular way of thinking, and in the long run I MAY regret it, but like I said I just don't see the reasoning for only covering it 2-3 days of the week, which is all that I would realistically be able to do if I uncover on Friday for prep, use Sat., clean and wash Sun., wait for Monday for it to dry fully and maybe by the time I get to covering it it will have rained (mostly guaranteed in S. Florida) and then have to wait for Tuesday etc.
I promised myself when I bought my boat 4 years ago that I would not become obssessed with perfection as far as the boat is concerned because IMO that would probably take a little bit of the fun away.
I take care of my boat as best as I can, and I pour plenty of $$ into it, but sadly in some people's minds, I will not obssess about how my upholstery will look 5 years down the line. With all due respect to everyone who expressed their concerns otherwise.
I fully understand that I may be helping drive down the value of my boat in the future but also realize that the true value of the boat cannot be measured in dollars spent. If my not covering the boat in the summer is going to get me a few $$ less five years down the line I feel confident enough to say that I can live with it.
BTW- I think the truly most important thing to cover is the cockpit area (radio, gauges, gps, steering, controls, switches etc) and I do have a custom cover made of Sumbrella fabric that goes on at all times as it takes only 30 seconds to put in place and button up.
Wow!!! A lot of replies on the subject, I certainly did not expect so. A lot of passion from most folks about covering their boat.
I personally don't think I will be doing much covering this summer unless I know that I won't use the boat for a few weeks, if I even think that there is a chance that it will get used the next week it very likely will not get covered.
I know that this is the less popular way of thinking, and in the long run I MAY regret it, but like I said I just don't see the reasoning for only covering it 2-3 days of the week, which is all that I would realistically be able to do if I uncover on Friday for prep, use Sat., clean and wash Sun., wait for Monday for it to dry fully and maybe by the time I get to covering it it will have rained (mostly guaranteed in S. Florida) and then have to wait for Tuesday etc.
I promised myself when I bought my boat 4 years ago that I would not become obssessed with perfection as far as the boat is concerned because IMO that would probably take a little bit of the fun away.
I take care of my boat as best as I can, and I pour plenty of $$ into it, but sadly in some people's minds, I will not obssess about how my upholstery will look 5 years down the line. With all due respect to everyone who expressed their concerns otherwise.
I fully understand that I may be helping drive down the value of my boat in the future but also realize that the true value of the boat cannot be measured in dollars spent. If my not covering the boat in the summer is going to get me a few $$ less five years down the line I feel confident enough to say that I can live with it.
BTW- I think the truly most important thing to cover is the cockpit area (radio, gauges, gps, steering, controls, switches etc) and I do have a custom cover made of Sumbrella fabric that goes on at all times as it takes only 30 seconds to put in place and button up.
