"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
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"JackTr" wrote in message
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Anyone keep their bass boat in a slip? Just wondering if you do if you
use a regular mooring cover or did you order a special "snap" cover to
keep out the elements. Also, I would appreciate any advice on what is
the absolute best way to insure that the bilge pump will work in my
absence, while boat is in the slip. I know accidents may happen.
Thanks very much. This is the best bass NG I have found.

I don't keep my boat in a slip, but I'll give you my thoughts on the
matter.

Boat covers come in three types, elastic edged, snaps and straps.

Elastic edged is going to be the easiest to put on and take off. BUT,
unless you're in a covered slip, rainwater is going to pool on the cover,
eventually soak through and the boat is going to be a damp, mildewed mess.

Strapped covers are awesome. You can put the cover on the boat, snug up
the
straps and make the cover as tight as a drum skin. This way the rain will
just run off, keeping the inside of the boat far dryer than the elastic
type
of covers. The big problem I seen here is how are you going to get the
straps around the boat?

Snapped covers are somewhat of a pain in the butt. You have to have holes
drilled in the boat to install the male half of the snap. The snap half
in
the cover has a tendency to tear through and if the boat sits for a long
time, I've seen the snaps rust together. But, this is the only
alternative
that I see as being reasonable for your application. You'll be able to
put
the cover on the boat and secure it while it's in the water. It will also
be tight enough that most of the rain will run off.

That's the way I see it anyway. Good luck,
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com


I have a snap on cover. The snaps are stainless, so no rust. There is a
reinforcement sewed around the edge on mine so the snaps do not pull
through. And they sewed a reinforcment in the middle with a snap, so an
adustible rod with the male part of the snap, can prop up the cover for
rain. I trailer with the cover, so no worries of stuff blowing out, and
stuff is out of sight. Bu be prepared for $$$ shock. Mine was about $750
and that was for a replacment, with the boat snaps already installed. Mine
is TopGun fabric, very durable, which the first one lasted 12 years.