Boat Covers for Winter use

As the autumn draws to and end and winter is just round the corner may people will start to think about putting their boat away until the spring next year. As well as derigging their masts and stowing the sails they will be looking to cover their boats with a boat cover. In its simplest form this could be just a tarpaulin sheet draped over the boom and secured with ropes and cords. For many this will not be enough and they are looking to have better protection and closer fitting of the cover to the hull. A good fitting cover should protect from the worst that the weather can throw at it during the winter months keeping rain, sleet and snow off the boat as well as stopping the suns UV rays from doing further damage. The materials used for boat covers are based on acrylics & polyesters often with further coatings e.g. polyurethane to give additional waterproof attributes.

Written by Gavin