Kicking off the covers
Very seldom do I pull the boat with cockpit cover on but last 2 times I made long distance attempts I barely made it out of town and off it goes . The cockpit covers not meant for towing? just curious? I see em on all the time.
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Most folks can tow with cockpit covers just fine provided:
1) All of your snaps are tight and in good shape. 2) The cover is tight. 3) You tape down the front of the cover with Hull Preservation Tape or something that will adhere the cover to the bow and keep wind from getting under the front. Do a search on "hull preservation tape" as it's been discussed on here before. |
Never had an issue. But I have noticed some snaps don't snap very tight. The male portion may need changing out, or a quick fix is to make them slightly oval with a pair of pliers to increase their retention ability.
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Some of this around the edges will help (your choice of color of course ):) https://tw-projects.s3.amazonaws.com...61_resized.jpg
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I've towed mine thousands of Highway miles with the cockpit cover on. Never taped it down and never had even one snap come loose. It's still the original cover and snaps on the boat. I have seen several with "white duck tape" across the leading edge.
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I just had a brand new $900 cover blow off. My last boat was fine... not this one.
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Originally Posted by kennyo
(Post 4139030)
I just had a brand new $900 cover blow off. My last boat was fine... not this one.
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I wonder if having a windshield makes more wind catch vs a boat with windscreen where it's solid all the way across. I tow with my cover on and it hasn't blown off, although all my snaps except for one are good.
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Originally Posted by BajaDawg
(Post 4139675)
I wonder if having a windshield makes more wind catch vs a boat with windscreen where it's solid all the way across. I tow with my cover on and it hasn't blown off, although all my snaps except for one are good.
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Originally Posted by bats05
(Post 4138461)
Very seldom do I pull the boat with cockpit cover on but last 2 times I made long distance attempts I barely made it out of town and off it goes . The cockpit covers not meant for towing? just curious? I see em on all the time.
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