Custom Boat Cover???
Just got done talking to Ken over at Permatop. He tells me that he will make a custom cover for my boat including the tower cutouts etc for about $600 bux. Material is a 60-40 mix of poly cotton.
I asked him about the sunbrella material, which he would also use if I wanted him to, and he really steered me towards this stuff. He says that the sunbrella weave will loosen up after about a year or so or towing, and start to fade, whereas this stuff will not. He wanted to make it clear that he is not against Sunbrella, he does a lot of covers with it because of the colors you can get. The sunbrella costs a little more, but said it was negligible.
Apparently this poly-cotton fabric actually shrinks about 2%, which tends to make it fit real snug on the boat.
What do you guys think?? Is he giving me a line of BS, or is this really the case with sunbrella? Should I pay the extra? 600 is a pretty good price for a custom cover.
I asked him about the sunbrella material, which he would also use if I wanted him to, and he really steered me towards this stuff. He says that the sunbrella weave will loosen up after about a year or so or towing, and start to fade, whereas this stuff will not. He wanted to make it clear that he is not against Sunbrella, he does a lot of covers with it because of the colors you can get. The sunbrella costs a little more, but said it was negligible.
Apparently this poly-cotton fabric actually shrinks about 2%, which tends to make it fit real snug on the boat.
What do you guys think?? Is he giving me a line of BS, or is this really the case with sunbrella? Should I pay the extra? 600 is a pretty good price for a custom cover.
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