Keeping Water Off Your Boat Cover

Putting your cover on your boat can be one of the most painful things you do for your boat on a regular basis. The covers are bulky and hard to handle. You have to generally twist your body into a position it was not meant for in order to snap it. It can get pretty rough. Than you have to worry about it raining once you leave because no matter what you do it ALWAYS seems to hold water. It wouldn't be so bad to put it on if you knew when you came back you wouldn't have to bail water out of it in order to go through the process of uncovering it. Generally the main reason it holds water is the cover is too loose. You seem to have your adjustable poles extended as tightly as possible yet the cover still holds water. Chances are though, you don't have the poles extended as far as they could be. Try this...button your cover up and extend your poles as far as possible and tighten it up. Than without adjusting the pole disconnect it from your cover. Now adjust it up another 1-2". Reconnect it to your cover and push the bottom back into place so it is straight up and down. You will be surprised at how much tighter you will get your cover with those extra couple of inches and how much more water will be shed by doing so. Of course If your cover has been holding water in places for awhile you may find those areas are still sagging. Especially if the fabric is not the best quality. The only thing to really correct that will be to add another pole. There are a lot of products out there that will allow you to add another adjustable pole. The best I've found is a vent cap with a cam locking pole. Most websites that sell marine products will have them listed under accessories or full cover accessories. Invest a small amount of money to fix problems like that first instead of having an entire new cover custom made for your boat. It may come to having a new cover made but lets try the easy fix first. By the way, none of this will make actually putting the cover on any easier, but you will be able to rest easier knowing the cover shouldn't hold water anymore. Happy Boating!