Boat Overs and Towing/Traveling

[moatorbotin]

I would be very leery about towing with that cover. First, the straps and clips are right on the hull sides. The wind will surely cause those to flap and damage the gelcoat. Second, the height of the center support pole is just about guaranteed to billow - as you have found. As has already been mentioned, if you want to tow with a full cover, you have to get one that extends all the way down to the trailer and it has to be made out of heavy material.

So what do I do? I have a full cover that comes down to my trailer - but it's just for when the boat sits in our driveway. I wouldn't dare tow with it because it was not designed for it. (Not heavy enough material.) I have a tight-fitting cockpit cover that I tow with. The front is snapped on at the base of the fairing and it extends all the way back to the top of the stern. It has one center support pole with a lengthwise wooden batten / spine that's about 3 feet long. It doesn't flap or billow when I'm towing - even at highway speeds.

I had a similar cockpit cover with my 24LD and the front snaps would come undone. Only tried it twice. I had to duct tape it down and then clean that mess up when I got home.

[TooStroked]

I also have to original (1992) vinyl cockpit cover supplied by Progression. It uses the same male snaps that the acrylic cover in the picture uses. The big difference? (Other than the fact that the vinyl cover is waterproof.) The vinyl cover blows off - starting at the front - at about 20 MPH. The acrylic cover has stayed on at 80 MPH.