Automatic boat covering system

[Ronnie]

I wish I was in a position to consider buying one of these.

Note the special endorsement by Capt. Sig of Deadliest Catch at the end of the video.

 

[captainhook]

That is the coolest thing I've seen all week. Wow.

You know what's worse than putting a boat cover on a boat on a trailer? Putting a boat cover on a boat on a hoist.

 

[MrWizard]

... Wondering how to adapt this to my trailer. That's the 'job' I really dislike is taking off the cover and putting it back on.

 

[Scott E]

Someone who owns a boat was looking at a dump truck cover and thought AH HA...

 

[Shuck Water]

This would change my life!!!

EDIT: Prices starting at $6,999......well crap....

 

[Beachbummer]

I'm pretty tall so that may be why it didn't bother me as much, but I roll it up and fold in 3 over the bow cushion, and reverse to install, tying the bow point to the bow, and just pulling back while on the boat.

I don't see this helping that much over what I do. Even at 10% of the price.

For this much you can buy a metal enclosure to store the boat, and maybe have some money left over for fuel...

 

[txav8r]

$6999? Really? I thought it was the best idea next to a lift for storage on the water...until I saw the price. It is a very good idea, but they have to work on the price. I liked the comparison to a gravel hauler @Scott E . But a gravel hauler goes down the road in one direction, so that the bed cover has wind from only one direction for the most part. I wonder how this will perform with gusty thunderstorms or more? Still, a very good idea and I like it!

 

[Dough]

Super cool! BUT, I built a two boat barn for less! Wow

 

[txav8r]

@beachbum , I have to agree about the price. I built a 24'x24' metal R panel covered wooden pole barn, concrete floors, 30' concrete drive approach, and rear approach, for less than the cost of this.

 

[itsdgm]

Looks awesome but I'd want to see how well it works with a stiff crosswind before I drop that kind of $

 

[tdonoughue]

...and have all the parts made out of gold.

 

[vxooxv]

Great concept - though I find it suspicious that most of the video's cut out right before the cover is fully on. In order to really make this work it needs to be in 2 stages. 1. putting the cover over the boat 2. drawing the cover tight around the boat. This accomplishes step 1 fairly easy but with a modification of some sort of draw tight pulley to cinch the cover tightly on the boat that would make this awesome and more prone to say add to a trailer for towing.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Pretty sure you can have an awning made for that kind of $.