Lightweight Boat Cover Idea -- Seeking Feedback

[w88dm4n]

Situation: Four Winns F244 Funship, weekly user, in dry storage, bimini top plus wakeboard tower. The zillion snaps and heavy weight (10oz/sqyd) of my sunbrella plus cover is a bit much to handle. I want an indoor boat dust cover that's easy to deploy and remove. Will keep the heavy one around for when it's left out overnight or towed.

Idea: lightweight (2oz/sqyd) nylon cover above the rub rail with a stretchy fabric like spandex below the rub rail to keep it on the boat, extending a foot or so at the bow and stern. Maybe add one snap on each side in the middle, or a hook on the middle cleat.

Questions:
* What's better, stretchy fabric or shock cord?
* Anyone have any experience with nylon?

I sewed the old one in 2015, and it went reasonably well. Draping the boat with fabric and using a stapler to get the fit right. Pretty simple, really.

Please let me know what you think.

thanks,

Rick

 

[Chris1956]

Do you really need to cover it when it is indoors? You boat on nice sunny days, right. How about a quick hose off after she is launched?

 

[w88dm4n]

Access to a hose is not very quick at the launch area of this marina. I'm mostly keeping out insects and forklift dust, and am minimizing effort to get on and off the water.

 

[Scott Danforth]

stretchy fabric with the elastic cord. i have one that came with my boat since the PO had it rack-stowed at the marina.

 

[w88dm4n]

Thank you for the feedback, will do both. At the moment, I'm closing in on a 70D, coated nylon ripstop fabric, which is 1.9oz before coating, and 2.5oz (per sq yard) afterward.

Rick