I few years ago, I won what I thought might be a decent boat cover from VS Marine off eBay. Mine was the original sharkskin cover, and it had a small tear developing over the rear locker. The cover I won fit perfectly, and it was only $100. Downside was it was the bottom of the line cotton/poly cover. I wasn't concerned...how bad could California weather be? And this is in no way a swipe at VS Marine. I've heard nothing but good things about them.
Fast forward to today. I finally had a chance to get to the storage facility and wake her up from her off-season slumber. I had made a couple of PVC pipe supports for the back of the boat cover to keep the water from pooling when it rained. Well, even with smooth curved edges supporting the cover, it was apparently too much for the cheap @$$ fabric and it tore itself to shreds during our weird winter weather. I know...stupid me for not going over occasionally to check on it. Over the course of the winter, water had basically gushed in with each storm and soaked the interior of the boat. The ONLY saving grace was I had taken the plugs out when I stored her, so the water just ran out the drain holes and didn't accumulate.
Long story short, I spent the better part of the day cleaning mold, dirt, leaves and other crap out of my boat to get her ready for the lake. I checked the engine from top to bottom and there was no damage whatsoever. She fired right up on the fake-a-lake after inspecting it carefully. *pfew*
Lesson learned. Either that or I need to get an indoor storage space! And, a new Sunbrella boat cover.
-Mike (<----dumbass of the day)
Fast forward to today. I finally had a chance to get to the storage facility and wake her up from her off-season slumber. I had made a couple of PVC pipe supports for the back of the boat cover to keep the water from pooling when it rained. Well, even with smooth curved edges supporting the cover, it was apparently too much for the cheap @$$ fabric and it tore itself to shreds during our weird winter weather. I know...stupid me for not going over occasionally to check on it. Over the course of the winter, water had basically gushed in with each storm and soaked the interior of the boat. The ONLY saving grace was I had taken the plugs out when I stored her, so the water just ran out the drain holes and didn't accumulate.
Long story short, I spent the better part of the day cleaning mold, dirt, leaves and other crap out of my boat to get her ready for the lake. I checked the engine from top to bottom and there was no damage whatsoever. She fired right up on the fake-a-lake after inspecting it carefully. *pfew*
Lesson learned. Either that or I need to get an indoor storage space! And, a new Sunbrella boat cover.
-Mike (<----dumbass of the day)
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