Boat Guard Pontoon Cover

[BG-Pete]

Anyone have any experience with this http://theboatguard.com/index.html. They also have an electric version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqTdMOsTdOk. They are pricey but I like the idea.

 

[jakedaawg]

I am looking at becoming a dealer for this product. I live on a high end lake, average home sale price is well over a million for a hundred foot lot. All these rich folk hate to cover their boats and this sure seems like the way to go. The only issue I see with it is the bimini cover. Can people actually lower their bimini's repeatedly without punching a hole in one of the bench seats. There is also the issue of most of the high dollar pontoons on the lake now have these fixed aluminum tower things that serve no purpose as for as I can tell (they do look cool though). Also notice in the video that when the guard is in the running position and he uses his rear entry that he is a small nimble guy. I also wonder about how it would with stand even a moderate blow while docked, No one is gonna want to get into the water to buckle the straps on the fore and aft sides that are farthest away from the dock.

With that said, I have a call into the company and am hoping to go tour the plant, check out the product and see what the floorplan deal is.

 

[BG-Pete]

I have a 25 ft pontoon and it's like covering a small football field. I'm getting older, my kids are older. We rarely if ever use the rear entry. And the way to the main part of the lake, I need to lay my Bimini flat to go under a bridge. My biggest challenge is the bridge. I was told that the Boat Guard, when verticle is 59" tall from the deck. And at the 45* cruising position, it is 52" off the deck. I'm heading up to the lake this weekend to take measurements. I was quoted a $3600 price tag for my 25 footer. Not cheap. And no dealers in my area in WI. I am not willing to thrown down that kind of cash from looking on the web. I'm hoping they will be at some boat shows so I can see the product. Other issue I have is repairs. What if the rollers get damaged. What is the canvas needs replacing. Where do I go for service. I sent these links to my marina. I have dealt with them for over 20 years and trust them implicitly. They are going to check around and see what they can do. Maybe I'll get lucky.

 

[lmuss53]

Very nice concept, but you can say goodbye to using your rear entry ladder/gate for anything I guess.

I don't know, I can walk around my 20 footer and snap the cover on in about 3 minutes I would guess. If you do it the same way every time and put it away with putting it back on in mind, it's really pretty easy.

I snap it across the back, and start up the port side, I then roll it out and snap it as I work my way forward. I end up at the front gate, where I do have 2 feet of space in front of the gate to stand on.