07-23-2023, 01:28 PM
(07-22-2023, 08:53 PM)BearLakeFishGuy Wrote: I did not understand that you were looking for snowload. If you must store your boat outdoors, then I would just use whatever canvas material cover you have and then go to Harbor Freight and get a cheap plastic tarp and grommet kit, and put the plastic cover over the canvas so it will shed the snow easier. I don't look at snowload as a failure of a particular material, but more of improper supporting it so snow and/water does not pool-up on it. As BDuck said. the TopGun material is what I have used for my current boat cover. It can be trailered with it and I have never had a problem even going 80mph in a 50mph "breeze" though Idaho and Oregon. I like the TopGun stuff since it is heavier than Sunbrella. I just could not remember the name of it until BDuck mentioned it. I'm fortunate enough to store my boat either under a carport or in a garage. You might consider one of those portable "carport covers" to store your boat under instead of spending big $$ on a super, heavy duty cover. Just a thought.
Snow load has not been an issue. I sweep it off after every storm. What has been a problem is having a cover not fit tightly and as a result it flops in the wind, while being trailered. A cover that is flopping down the highway does not last very long.