Covers - Deluxe Mooring or Snap-on bow and cockpit

[JohnB]

What are the pros and cons of the two different cover options? Boat will be trailers back and forth and stored inside. Which cover is the best for keeping the seats in good condition, keeping junk out while trailering or spending the weekend at the lake?

 

[HangOutdoors]

I have both, kind of......

I have the Yamaha Deluxe Mooring cover which I trailer with for long drives, please see other thread where you should use pool noodles and a beach ball under it, and it stays on my boat in the drive.

I also had the dealership install the Bow cover with snaps. I keep it in the boat. If I am on big water or a storm comes up or it is very, very rough, I can snap it on to mitigate a wave coming over the bow and filling up the boat with water quick. Plus it is nice if you want snooze under it on the water. It snaps on awful fast and comes off fast too. I just didn't want snaps around the whole boat, so I compromised.

 

[RBC3]

Has anyone with a 2014 style done the snap own kit? I hate having to drag out my trailer cover before it goes into dry dock.

 

[Bssmith1220]

I have both, kind of......

I have the Yamaha Deluxe Mooring cover which I trailer with for long drives, please see other thread where you should use pool noodles and a beach ball under it, and it stays on my boat in the drive.

I also had the dealership install the Bow cover with snaps. I keep it in the boat. If I am on big water or a storm comes up or it is very, very rough, I can snap it on to mitigate a wave coming over the bow and filling up the boat with water quick. Plus it is nice if you want snooze under it on the water. It snaps on awful fast and comes off fast too. I just didn't want snaps around the whole boat, so I compromised.

Ok, so I have heard of the pool noodles. What's up with the beach ball?

 

[2kwik4u]

I have both, kind of......

I have the Yamaha Deluxe Mooring cover which I trailer with for long drives, please see other thread where you should use pool noodles and a beach ball under it, and it stays on my boat in the drive.

I also had the dealership install the Bow cover with snaps. I keep it in the boat. If I am on big water or a storm comes up or it is very, very rough, I can snap it on to mitigate a wave coming over the bow and filling up the boat with water quick. Plus it is nice if you want snooze under it on the water. It snaps on awful fast and comes off fast too. I just didn't want snaps around the whole boat, so I compromised.

I think this is the answer. There have been a bunch of times I would have liked to have closed off the bow to sun/rain/wind while on the water.

I've had an idea in my head for awhile of a custom "slip on" style that would go over the bow and pull on like a sock, with straps that ran back to the windshield and midship cleats to snap and cinch down. Wouldn't cover as well as a full snap on solution, but would know the wind down in the spring/fall, and keep some of the rain out if we got caught in a downpour.

 

[HangOutdoors]

The beach ball is to hold up the front cover over a wider area so that the wind on it wouldn't stretch it. Just a nice large surface to push against. Also it allows water to bead off nicely. I use it with the straps without the poles. I got the idea from another thread here and it works fantastic.

 

[LakesideLaw]

Which cover option for wet/lift -slipped boat? Mooring cover I am told is hard to put on with a side access or rear access because the ratchet straps need tightened to fit it snug. So you can get one side on but the other you would need to get wet to access it. Great for trailer but not for a wet slip... being told snap on cover is best for wet slipped. Any thoughts? Thanks!

 

[HangOutdoors]

I don't wet slip, but I could see how it may be a bit more difficult.

 

[PeterB]

I have both wet slipped and lift slipped using the deluxe mooring cover but I do have access to one side. I only loosen and tighten the ratchet on the side I can reach and it works fine. The full cover does a better job of keeping the bird crap off and is the better choice for trailering IMHO, the bow cover is nice to have for rough water or foul/cold weather so the combo is ideal

 

[octavio3311]

I have the deluxe mooring cover.
At home, my boat goes from my driveway to the launch and back - the launch is maybe 1/4 mile from home, maybe.
But I also vacation 1 week a year on Lake Winnie, where we were slip it for the week.
The mooring cover is a complete pain in the ass. I f’n hate it for that 1 week.