Called a couple local places they want to charge us $1500- $3,500.00 to have one "custom" made. Formula factory was no help. This makes no sense to me I can purchase a full cover online for under $500. Looking for any options, experience etc. Thanks!

Yes, custom covers will be expensive. However they are normally the best material and come down lower on the hull and have extra material on the "stress points" than online covers. I do not trailer with my cover on since vents were added. Here is a Carver "online" semi-custom, with vents added after the fact:

measure your coverage area, and have them quote it, I love it they ask how big and give u a quote reality is the material isnt much more then a much smaller boat, but thats how they get ya

Great point! I'll try that after its out of storage.
What I'm finding out is it so expensive because they don't have a "pattern" therefore they can call it custom made in other words much more expensive.
I'm hoping somebody chimes in and says yeah go here they have a pattern for it haha. Thanks for the
replys!

likely won't find a shop with a template. All boats will have slightly different snap locations. The qoutes referenced above seem high. We got ours done a couple years ago for $800. whoever is making it will need the boat to make it right.

As an aside, I know you probably don't want to make a bigger deal out of a cover than it already is...but if I were you I'd look into cigarette style covers. those formula snap buttons are garbage. with salt and water in general, the snaps corrode and either pull out of the boat or out of the cover. Worth the money to change it over. Nows the time. Just my 0.02.

My 272 cockpit cover was 900. Very nice cover. If you keep the snaps make sure you keep Chapstick on them. Sounds crazy but after using Chapstick mine always felt brand new and it lasted a long time.

We used wd-40, silicone spray, and Vaseline. it was a pia to constantly monitor and apply. Forget to apply a couple times and you need jaws of life to pull it apart.

That's why I'm saying Chapstick. Ultra easy as its in a tube. No mess. Mine was good for 6 months before any felt tight again. Reapply and voila super easy. Just a suggestion of he has and or keeps snaps.

I just had a new cockpit cover made in October for my 272 SR1...
$1200.00 It does keep the inside bone dry...

They multiply the length of the boat by "their" rate...

Thanks guys great info!