Last year I bought a Classic Accessories 'Orion' Boat Cover from Canadian Tire. Got 4 months use out of it last year strickly as a driveway cover. The idea was to save the more expensive, better fitted, original Bayliner cover for road trips more than 25 miles from home.
took the winter navigloo frame and heavy cover off a week ago and temporarly put the Orion cover on. heavier than expected rain come within 2 nights, causing the cover to streach and tear under the weight of pooling water.
Orion cover is claimed to be an "all-season cover specially engineered for trailer travel"

Not without a sturdy framework to support it...and nothing was included..no poles etc.

Anyway, within three days of making a warranty claim...a new one is being shipped to me. Al they needed was a scan copy of original receipt, a picture of the ripped section and a brief explanation.
Hope the new one is a bit more robust...even if it only sits in the driveway.

On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:00:43 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Last year I bought a Classic Accessories 'Orion' Boat Cover from Canadian Tire. Got 4 months use out of it last year strickly as a driveway cover. The idea was to save the more expensive, better fitted, original Bayliner cover for road trips more than 25 miles from home.
took the winter navigloo frame and heavy cover off a week ago and temporarly put the Orion cover on. heavier than expected rain come within 2 nights, causing the cover to streach and tear under the weight of pooling water.
Orion cover is claimed to be an "all-season cover specially engineered for trailer travel"

Not without a sturdy framework to support it...and nothing was included..no poles etc.

Anyway, within three days of making a warranty claim...a new one is being shipped to me. Al they needed was a scan copy of original receipt, a picture of the ripped section and a brief explanation.
Hope the new one is a bit more robust...even if it only sits in the driveway.

I would never leave a boat cover on a boat while on the road. And, I've always had to make a frame
of some sort to 'tent' covers to rain wouldn't pool. Maybe you've just been very lucky in the past.

On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 4:00:45 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
Last year I bought a Classic Accessories 'Orion' Boat Cover from Canadian Tire. Got 4 months use out of it last year strickly as a driveway cover. The idea was to save the more expensive, better fitted, original Bayliner cover for road trips more than 25 miles from home.
took the winter navigloo frame and heavy cover off a week ago and temporarly put the Orion cover on. heavier than expected rain come within 2 nights, causing the cover to streach and tear under the weight of pooling water.
Orion cover is claimed to be an "all-season cover specially engineered for trailer travel"

Not without a sturdy framework to support it...and nothing was included..no poles etc.

Anyway, within three days of making a warranty claim...a new one is being shipped to me. Al they needed was a scan copy of original receipt, a picture of the ripped section and a brief explanation.
Hope the new one is a bit more robust...even if it only sits in the driveway.

I would never leave a boat cover on a boat while on the road. And, I've always had to make a frame of some sort to 'tent' covers to rain wouldn't pool.. Maybe you've just been very lucky in the past.

On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:12:39 -0700 (PDT), John H
wrote:

I've always had to make a frame of some sort to 'tent' covers so rain wouldn't pool.

===

Yes, definitely. At 8 pounds to the gallon even a small pool has a
lot of weight.

On 7/14/17 4:00 PM, True North wrote:
Last year I bought a Classic Accessories 'Orion' Boat Cover from Canadian Tire. Got 4 months use out of it last year strickly as a driveway cover. The idea was to save the more expensive, better fitted, original Bayliner cover for road trips more than 25 miles from home.
took the winter navigloo frame and heavy cover off a week ago and temporarly put the Orion cover on. heavier than expected rain come within 2 nights, causing the cover to streach and tear under the weight of pooling water.
Orion cover is claimed to be an "all-season cover specially engineered for trailer travel"

Not without a sturdy framework to support it...and nothing was included..no poles etc.

Anyway, within three days of making a warranty claim...a new one is being shipped to me. Al they needed was a scan copy of original receipt, a picture of the ripped section and a brief explanation.
Hope the new one is a bit more robust...even if it only sits in the driveway.



I had a pretty decent heavy cover on my 21' Parker, and with the center
console and rail above it, there was enough of a framework to support
the cover so that there was never more than a tiny pool of water near
the transom. I trailered with the cover on a couple of times...it was
secure enough to not flap around at highway speeds, even on a nearly
200-mile trip to Virginia Beach.

On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:32:30 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 7/14/17 4:00 PM, True North wrote:
Last year I bought a Classic Accessories 'Orion' Boat Cover from Canadian Tire. Got 4 months use out of it last year strickly as a driveway cover. The idea was to save the more expensive, better fitted, original Bayliner cover for road trips more than 25 miles from home.
took the winter navigloo frame and heavy cover off a week ago and temporarly put the Orion cover on. heavier than expected rain come within 2 nights, causing the cover to streach and tear under the weight of pooling water.
Orion cover is claimed to be an "all-season cover specially engineered for trailer travel"

Not without a sturdy framework to support it...and nothing was included..no poles etc.

Anyway, within three days of making a warranty claim...a new one is being shipped to me. Al they needed was a scan copy of original receipt, a picture of the ripped section and a brief explanation.
Hope the new one is a bit more robust...even if it only sits in the driveway.



I had a pretty decent heavy cover on my 21' Parker, and with the center
console and rail above it, there was enough of a framework to support
the cover so that there was never more than a tiny pool of water near
the transom. I trailered with the cover on a couple of times...it was
secure enough to not flap around at highway speeds, even on a nearly
200-mile trip to Virginia Beach.

I trailered my pontoon boat to St Pete with the cover on it when I
first got the boat. (75-80 MPH) Shortly after that I threw away the
cover because here in Florida the cover just creates a swamp inside
growing black mold on everything. You are better letting the sun hit
it. When I put in my lift, I put the cover on that. Then it stays
pretty dry but it still breathes. I tossed all of the furniture too so
there is not much to go bad anymore.

True North wrote:
Last year I bought a Classic Accessories 'Orion' Boat Cover from Canadian Tire. Got 4 months use out of it last year strickly as a driveway cover. The idea was to save the more expensive, better fitted, original Bayliner cover for road trips more than 25 miles from home.
took the winter navigloo frame and heavy cover off a week ago and temporarly put the Orion cover on. heavier than expected rain come within 2 nights, causing the cover to streach and tear under the weight of pooling water.
Orion cover is claimed to be an "all-season cover specially engineered for trailer travel"

Not without a sturdy framework to support it...and nothing was included..no poles etc.

Anyway, within three days of making a warranty claim...a new one is being shipped to me. Al they needed was a scan copy of original receipt, a picture of the ripped section and a brief explanation.
Hope the new one is a bit more robust...even if it only sits in the driveway.

You will get another that is the same as the last. Good luck.

wrote:
On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:32:30 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 7/14/17 4:00 PM, True North wrote:
Last year I bought a Classic Accessories 'Orion' Boat Cover from
Canadian Tire. Got 4 months use out of it last year strickly as a
driveway cover. The idea was to save the more expensive, better fitted,
original Bayliner cover for road trips more than 25 miles from home.
took the winter navigloo frame and heavy cover off a week ago and
temporarly put the Orion cover on. heavier than expected rain come
within 2 nights, causing the cover to streach and tear under the weight of pooling water.
Orion cover is claimed to be an "all-season cover specially engineered
for trailer travel"

Not without a sturdy framework to support it...and nothing was included..no poles etc.

Anyway, within three days of making a warranty claim...a new one is
being shipped to me. Al they needed was a scan copy of original
receipt, a picture of the ripped section and a brief explanation.
Hope the new one is a bit more robust...even if it only sits in the driveway.



I had a pretty decent heavy cover on my 21' Parker, and with the center
console and rail above it, there was enough of a framework to support
the cover so that there was never more than a tiny pool of water near
the transom. I trailered with the cover on a couple of times...it was
secure enough to not flap around at highway speeds, even on a nearly
200-mile trip to Virginia Beach.

I trailered my pontoon boat to St Pete with the cover on it when I
first got the boat. (75-80 MPH) Shortly after that I threw away the
cover because here in Florida the cover just creates a swamp inside
growing black mold on everything. You are better letting the sun hit
it. When I put in my lift, I put the cover on that. Then it stays
pretty dry but it still breathes. I tossed all of the furniture too so
there is not much to go bad anymore.


I have a trailering cover. Snaps along the boat and top of the windshield.
Has a pole to prop up,the center if you are going to be exposed to rain.
This one is at least 10 years old. And still good shape.

On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 04:45:56 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:


I trailered my pontoon boat to St Pete with the cover on it when I
first got the boat. (75-80 MPH) Shortly after that I threw away the
cover because here in Florida the cover just creates a swamp inside
growing black mold on everything. You are better letting the sun hit
it. When I put in my lift, I put the cover on that. Then it stays
pretty dry but it still breathes. I tossed all of the furniture too so
there is not much to go bad anymore.


I have a trailering cover. Snaps along the boat and top of the windshield.
Has a pole to prop up,the center if you are going to be exposed to rain.
This one is at least 10 years old. And still good shape.

The cover I had was a custom job, contracted by the original owner. It
snapped all the way around the rails but, unfortunately the idiot used
brass snaps and they ate the aluminum rails.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/aluminum%20corrosion.jpg