On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:47:47 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


A good quality breathable Sunbrella cover is a great way to keep the
boat clean. I like to clean the boat after each use, and I find all I
need to do is to hose the spider **** off the deck. This takes less
than 5 min. to get the boat ready for the day.

Bingo. When the original fitted cover finally bit the bullet, I had
another one made for my 25ft pontoon boat. It is made of sunbrella
and cost $675, but the boat sits in a wet slip year-round, and the
interior still looks new. It has only sat uncovered for maybe a week
total in the last 6 years. It gets used 2 - 3 times a week for 8
months out of the year, and even during the winter it gets taken out
every two - three weeks.

Someone bought a new boat last year and put it in a slip a couple down
from mine. It's never been covered, and now it looks like crap. I
don't understand someone cheaping out on a cover, or being too lazy to
use it.