Boat covers come in as many shapes, sizes and designs as the boats they fit.  How do you know which cover is right for you?  You must first detemane what are you trying to protect your boat from, where your boat will be stored while not is use, and will your boat be trailered, moored or stored with the cover on?

 

 

What are you trying to protect your boat from?

If your boat has to sit outside and needs to be protected from the elements (sun, rain, wind, etc…) a cover constructed of good fabric is important.  The fabric must be water resistant, fade resistant, mold and mildew resistant.  It also should constructed in a way to vent trapped in moisture and to be fit well enough to stay on in windy situations. A pooling pole system will keep water from accumulating on you cover and then leaking through the fabric and filling up your boat.

 
If you are keeping it in the garage and need to keep the dust out, a cheap cover or bed sheet will do. But will you want your neighbors to see it, probably not.

 

 

Will your boat be trailered with the cover on?

A trailered cover should be fitted to your model.  A general fit cover will flap in the wind when you trailer it.  Flapping will cause wear to your cover and boat.  The cover will mar you gelcoat.  A cover should also be made of quality fabric so it doesn’t fade or the color doesn’t rub off or transfer on to your boat.  A trailerable vent system is designed to pull the air out of the cover to eliminate billowing. 

 

Will your boat be moored in the water or stored outside on a lift?

 The way that you store your boat, either on a lift or teathered in the water will affect the way your cover needs to be designed.  Your cover should be made of quality fade resistant, water resistant fabric.  Your boat will receive tons of sun and weather so your cover should be made to protect it.  A fitted cover with a pooling pole system will resistant pooling of water.  A strapless design will insure it stays on without the hassle of getting wet while trying to secure a strap.

 

 

Fabric

Sur Last Solution Dyed Polyester is the best fabric for your cover.  Its made here in the USA and held to very high standards.  The fabric is fade resistant, water resistant, and the color will not rub off or transfer its color.   The manufacturer of Sur Last® also makes Sunbrella®, also know in the marine industry for its superior fade resistant qualities.  Sur Last fabric is the choice fabric of OEM covers for Yamaha, Honda, Polaris, Mastercraft, Baja, Bennington, Malabu and other high end manufacturers.

 

Other fabric will not last as long and perform as well as Sur Last so take that in account when comparing price/life expectancy.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.  I have tons of experience with Personal Watercraft Cover and Marine Fabrics.   Terri at terripoppy@yahoo.com or http://www.poppycompany.com

Seadoo RX-DI cover
Kevin 0, Indiana

"Cover is of high quality, the fit excellent and we are pleased with it". Kathy of Wisconsin, USA


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Forums
SeaDooSportBoats.com offers forums where members can post about good or bad experiences they may have had with their SeaDoo Sport Boat.  The forums also provide an avenue for potential buyers to ask questions to long time owners, vendors and dealers about these boats before they make the commitment of a purchase.  The forums offer a place for members to gather technical support about any issues they may run into that come along with boat ownership.  The forums also offer how-to’s and product reviews from the members of the website, these can be a great to those wanting to perform maintenance on their own or purchase a new product.

Gallery
SeaDooSportBoats.com offers a gallery where members can post pictures of their boat, water sports, technical pictures or anything in general pertaining to their SeaDoo Sport Boat.  The gallery provides a fun place for members to share pictures about their outings in their boat or show-off new modifications/products they may have purchased.

Downloads
SeaDooSportBoats.com offers downloads; the downloads section allows members to download spec/shop/parts manuals, operator’s guides, brochures, etc.  These downloads allow members to become more familiar with their SeaDoo Sport Boat.

Blogs
SeaDooSportBoats.com offers blogs for members and vendors to write about their experiences or products.  The blogs are a great place for members to be able to read up on others experiences with their boats or read up products that a vendor is offering and they are considering to purchase.

Vendor/Dealer Relationships
SeaDooSportBoats.com strives to build strong vendor relationships with those in the SeaDoo Sport Boat market.  We have a Vendor Directory on our website where we feature the vendors that we currently have relationships with; these vendors provide support to members about their product(s) and typically offer some type of incentive to the members.  SeaDooSportBoats.com also works with Kingsland Marine which is one of the largest SeaDoo Sport Boats dealerships in the United States; Kevin Seeber from Kingsland Marine actively participates on the forums and provides support as needed.

Why SeaDooSportBoats.com?
We do have competitors out there so we know our members have alternatives but as our mission says "The official website for the SeaDoo Sport Boat enthusiast."; we value every member so we hold to this very dearly and stand by our mission!

Please come check out us out and keep on doo’ing it!

Kind regards,

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Owner/Manager
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http://seadoosportboats.com

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  By Ken B., Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

1993 and 1996 Sea-Doo XP's.

  by Mike Cardili

1997-2002 Sea-Doo GTX Cover Yellow/Black and 2007-2008 Sea-Doo RXT Cover Charcoal/Black

Just got back from our trip and wanted to thank you for the covers.  I promised I would send a picture with of my Sea Dooos with the covers on.  They worked great.  75-80 mph across interstate seventy for 14 hours and never had an issue.  When  I arrived and uncovered the PWC's I was amazed to find no wearing and they were as clean as when I put the cover.  This was awesome because it rained on us through two states.  Thanks again and be sure I will be telling all my friends about your product