adamseraphine

I agree with Revd. Short distances, no cover. I don't trust the cockpit cover. For long distances, I have a full travel cover. Really expensive, but they're great for cross county hauls. Clean the boat, cover it, and then pull the cover off at your destination and its in perfect shape.

Apexwarrior

. I've towed tens of thousands of miles and I never tow without a cover. I use shrink wrap tape and have never had an issue. Except when my buddy missed snapping a bunch of snaps at the base of the windshield, but that's another story...

I use 4" wide tape, tape all the way around the cowl, the entire transom and any place on the side where air can get under it.Also,you must tape when its dry and do not leave it on in direct sunlight more than a day, as the glue then becomes hard to get off.Running is ok,sitting in the sun where it gets very hot is the issue.

I'd much rather deal with the tape then a dirty and exposed interior.

kreed

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I remember it vividly...you did a nice job!

Sydwayz

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Put a towel over your bolster tops, or wherever cover touches the vinyl interior, ESPECIALLY if there is a seam of the cover that touches the interior.

Much better than a towel for your windscreen/windshield top edge:
Pipe insulation foam from Home Depot or Lowes or the like. If you get the kind that has adhesive along the slit, just pull the adhesive completely off both sides of the foam. It comes off easily.

Strip Poker 388

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The foam on windscreen is good idea,

I called 3M they said there green painters tape has the highest adhesive,He said it was higher than there blue tape, he said Most of the blue tape has a easier release because it made for latex home paints,as to not peal the paint off. I tested the yellow,didnt feel like it was adhering much,3m said duck tape would work, not sure I wana try that on the paint just yet

Im going to start out with the cover tapped, ill have 3-4 hours of day light travel, see how it does,want be able to see it when running in the dark, .theres no chance of rain,

like youall said Im going to cover the upholstery,space up the cover with towels,make sure its not flapping, i marked it last night where the head rest touched the cover.

Thanks for all the help

Rob

Knot 4 Me

I would not use Duct (Duck) Tape. Too much adhesion.

TorchLK

I towed my boat form Florida to Michigan with a cockpit cover and no tape. I had the poles in place and the cover was very tight so it had zero flap in the wind. I had no issues whatsoever.

outonsafari

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had good luck with 3m exterior safe release. covered up the holes in transom, sticks good, can wash the boat and peels off w/ almost no residue after being on a year.
i bought some peel and stick 3 ft. X 5 ft. that can be cut and placed on the underside of the canvas to beef it up around the fairing cleats etc. but haven't used it yet.

peel-and-stick-patch.html

Strip Poker 388

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Well it made it to Michigan no problems.800+ miles I put the yellow tape on the boat around all the screws,ran a line where the snaps and cover webing/welton is so it would not chaf paint or if a snap came loose, yellow has less adhesive. I used the green tape all around the top side, 4-5 rows across front 2 on sides. it held pretty good, some was little loose on the covers top edge,but still attached.The towels on the head rest did not stay, but the cover was new/never used, so it stretched, it was a sob to button before, get snapped, thats good though, I know when you trailer with cover the snaps get loose over time,also the snap in the canvas looses too.

I will defiantly tape the boat around the screws,snaps in boat when trailering w/ cover.

I prob need ck into the shrinkwraping on the return trip, not sure about w/ the paint being new though,,I also wana ck into the other wider tapes you all suggested. I know I will make sure there's no chance of rain when i pick it up.too.

Other thing think about is if its a older cover it will be more porious,lint that will hender the tape sticking as good.

1 note ill ad, my full cover was made for trailering,w/ bungee tie downs that has the brass eyelets/grommets to hook, they will eat paint, I use it in my boat slip,storm wind got up eat some white off abover rub rail,Im going to change out all the brass eyelets sow in a small loop strap,this will solve the brass to paint prob.

What else do you all to your boats to protect it from the miles on the road? i ducktaped my exhaust tips,so nothing get in there,ducktaped the prop shaft so if something bumped it when in a shop,hatch and side engine vents,throttle body/air inlet.

Hey thanks everybody for all the help.

Rob

Quinlan

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I get the carpet cover material stuff from HD and put in on the front of the boat. It is put down on carpet for construction or what ever when moving things in and out.
I Don't let it sit too long and you will still have a little adhesive to remove, but kind of like a clear bra on the bow of the boat.