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So, after 3 years, the OEM Yamaha snap-on bow cover for our 2020 242SE has really started to come apart. After talking with our dealer about repairs, it was pretty obvious that buying a new one would be a better move.
![IMG_0773.jpg IMG_0773.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/202/202298-2633a072736f98853f00f3fe9888cc29.jpg?hash=JjOgcnNvmI)
With that logic, I found the label on our existing cover with the Yamaha part number (MAR-242BC-SM-16 - "Smoke" color), found a deal on that at boats.net, and smugly told the Admiral that I got a killer deal and that we'd be Shipshape and Bristol Fashion by Tuesday.
![IMG_0775.jpg IMG_0775.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/202/202299-41af3b54a18e45ebfd631c9f8b5cc33a.jpg?hash=Qa87VKGORe)
Jump to Tuesday - the part arrives in pristine packaging, the label has the right part number but clearly says "black" for the color. I'd been expecting "smoke" (a medium gray).
![IMG_0844.jpg IMG_0844.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/202/202300-ac9e46b2893a45e1a9059385124d8710.jpg?hash=rJ5Gsok6Re)
In the hazy plastic bag, things look like it could be gray, but maybe just not sun-faded like our existing cover. With gusto, I open the bag and see... black. Yea, no gray, just dark black. Even the label now says "black" with the same part number.
![IMG_0842.jpg IMG_0842.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/202/202301-246b2cf335ec13007fb906d9270dca78.jpg?hash=JGss8zXsEw)
Has anyone had this experience with these parts? I really don't want to have a black cover, regardless of it being mismatched from my cockpit cover or bimini!
I don't think I can blame the seller for this, it's clear that Yamaha calls this "black" on their own packaging.
![IMG_0773.jpg IMG_0773.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/202/202298-2633a072736f98853f00f3fe9888cc29.jpg?hash=JjOgcnNvmI)
With that logic, I found the label on our existing cover with the Yamaha part number (MAR-242BC-SM-16 - "Smoke" color), found a deal on that at boats.net, and smugly told the Admiral that I got a killer deal and that we'd be Shipshape and Bristol Fashion by Tuesday.
![IMG_0775.jpg IMG_0775.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/202/202299-41af3b54a18e45ebfd631c9f8b5cc33a.jpg?hash=Qa87VKGORe)
Jump to Tuesday - the part arrives in pristine packaging, the label has the right part number but clearly says "black" for the color. I'd been expecting "smoke" (a medium gray).
![IMG_0844.jpg IMG_0844.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/202/202300-ac9e46b2893a45e1a9059385124d8710.jpg?hash=rJ5Gsok6Re)
In the hazy plastic bag, things look like it could be gray, but maybe just not sun-faded like our existing cover. With gusto, I open the bag and see... black. Yea, no gray, just dark black. Even the label now says "black" with the same part number.
![IMG_0842.jpg IMG_0842.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/202/202301-246b2cf335ec13007fb906d9270dca78.jpg?hash=JGss8zXsEw)
Has anyone had this experience with these parts? I really don't want to have a black cover, regardless of it being mismatched from my cockpit cover or bimini!
I don't think I can blame the seller for this, it's clear that Yamaha calls this "black" on their own packaging.