I’m looking for advise on boat covers. I want something that is trailerable and I may sometimes store it outside. Was looking torwards custom made snap on cover but I remember when my buddy had 1 the snaps would get full of ice in late fall and make it imposable to get the cover snapped on.
What boat? I would contact the company and get a custom cover for it through them. It will fit tight and you wont have to worry about it blowing up like a balloon while on the road.
I have a friend who made me a custom fit cover with the ratchet straps instead of the snaps. It’s similar to what Ranger has now. It has the vents and fit my Pro-V perfectly. He also made the same type of cover for another friends Yar-Craft.
It’s almost like storing a boat inside. No moisture build up and it goes down the road with out any problems.
I take WD-40 to my snaps in the fall, seems to help. I cut a dime out of a piece of thin cardboard and give each snap a shot. How much are you willing on spending on a boat cover? Allum. or fiberglass boat?
Go custom. In the long run you will be way better off! No matter how good of a big box cover you buy that is for your specific model it still will not fit like a custom made one. They will take in account to any extras you may want and a place like north country canvas will stand behind there work! I am a fan of a snap cover but keep in mind they are snaps and just like anything you will have one go bad at some point but are easily repairable. My only complaint about a snap cover is they can be tight to put on in below freezing weather. Mine has many many miles on it winter and summer with out a flaw. Worth every penny to go custom!
I’m rathger happy with the product that my last snap cover was made with, called “Top Gun”.
Trailering, Moring, storing durring the winter. It’s an all around cover w/ a 1% streach/shrink rate as I recall, stick an all through the fabric and try to get it to rip through,,, not gon’a happin!
Custom Covers By Wersinger/Satterlee just east of Waterloo. 319-234-5416. They made the snap-on cover for my boat. Great people and fast turn around. 
The boats a crestliner fishhawk and I wasn’t to impressed with the factory cover wich was a $725 option. I don’t mind spending that amount but I think i can get better quality for the same price with a custom cover. What do you guys with snap on covers do in freezing conditions? I like the fit and travel of the snap on cover just had issues with ice build up in the snaps on the boat. I might have to ask the custom cover people if they have any other ways they can fasten them.
Thanks smithkeith ill give them a call.
They can do snaps or straps down to the trailer.
as for the snaps freezing, you should get a couple cans of that de-icer and throw it in your truck. Its safe for paint on cars/trucks so it wont hurt your boat. One spray and the ice is gone.
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They can do snaps or straps down to the trailer.
as for the snaps freezing, you should get a couple cans of that de-icer and throw it in your truck. Its safe for paint on cars/trucks so it wont hurt your boat. One spray and the ice is gone.
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Never had a prlbem with ice but guess I don’t fish much that time of the year. I think the deicer would be a quick fix. Other times of the year when snaps start to stick, I just use bar soap and apply to each male snap and that fixes the problem. Can’t remember what I paid for my cover but don’t think it was in the $700 range and my boat is an Alumacraft 185CS Tournament Pro.
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