Traveling with a mooring cover

[Donkey]

Guys my boat is ready to make a road trip and I need to know if any of you with a Z1 travel with a mooring cover or should I jsut travel without it? I have always traveled without covers so I don't have a sail slowing me down or flapping against the gel coat but I was told that it should not flap and would be fine. I don't want to buy a travel cover as I won't need it again after this trip. Any help would be great... I can't wait to hit the water!!!

[giers]

I do not have a answer for you, just being nosey wondering where your headed?

[Domsz06]

I never traveled anywhere without a cover on my boat. But it was also a custom job and made for it... It never failed when I went somewhere it would rain and the cover keeps all the goodies I would put in the boat clean and dry, not too mention the boat clean...

Not sure what a mooring cover is. There are quite a few threads on here, that say the new stock tige covers are very nice and everyone trailers with it...

[ajholt7]

I trailer with mine. I have been told it depends on what color your boat is above the rub rail, whether you will see any damage from towing.

[MoneyPity]

I have towed many miles with my bow and cockpit covers to keep rain and junk out. I don't have any issues with gelcoat scratching. I have towed about 3800 miles with the bow and cockpit covers on my Tige and prior to Tige about 10K on my Fourwinns with Bow and cockpit covers and no cover issues or gelcoat problems.

[Domsz06]

my boat got trailered to the west coast in back in a blizzard and rain storm with my cover and no gel coat scratching except one flap in the blizzard from all the sand on the road. but it buffed out. My boat was black bottom white top....

not too mention all the summer trips to texoma and Hugo so I would never tow without a cover unless it was just to the local lake.

[somebodyelse5]

I trailer with mine. I have been told it depends on what color your boat is above the rub rail, whether you will see any damage from towing.

scares me, cause damage is still damage!

[ajholt7]

scares me, cause damage is still damage!

When you are talking about gelcoat scratches from a cover. If you can't see them then they don't matter. It is not like they are structural.

[Guapo]

I always travel with mine on for the same reasons Dom mentioned. I also don't want any road grime getting in the boat. I've not had any issues.

[Donkey]

I will travel with it on and check after awhile, thanks for the feed back. I read some other threads and was concerned with the black gel colour. I would like to keep any road grime out as it is going to rain.

[Donkey]

Just an update... traveled with the cover 700 miles and a couple of things happened. First is the U shaped zipper that covers the fuel opening would not stay closed, so after closing it 10 times it started to rip and not does not cover my fuel opening that well anymore. Also with all of the flapping in the wind ( it was windy that day approx. 30 MPH) I lost one of my air breathers on the top of the cover, must not have been attached that well. It just figures something would happen. Not what to do... Glad to have it, just need the snow to stop...

[ajholt7]

Just an update... traveled with the cover 700 miles and a couple of things happened. First is the U shaped zipper that covers the fuel opening would not stay closed, so after closing it 10 times it started to rip and not does not cover my fuel opening that well anymore. Also with all of the flapping in the wind ( it was windy that day approx. 30 MPH) I lost one of my air breathers on the top of the cover, must not have been attached that well. It just figures something would happen. Not what to do... Glad to have it, just need the snow to stop...

Wow, I have towed with mine so many times and experienced none of those problems. Your cover must have been sewed on a Friday before a holiday.

[Guapo]

Mine travels really well...of course mine was done by a local shop...sorry to hear about the issues. I second what AJ said.

[Joeprunc]

Donkey,
Is it a Tige cover or an aftermarket one? Is it made of Sunbrella or some other material?

Snow....!?!? That doesn't sound like fun.

[Booms]

I only travel with a cover on when it is raining. I do not want my cover flapping all over the place. When it is not raining out it also helps air out/dry the boat. I take out as many cushions as possible to make sure none fly away and it also allows me to get air to the rear trunks.