| d, I always looked forward to heading out to the lake | | | | had seen them fly off or rip and tear, exposing their |
| with my family because it meant that we'd be taking | | | | boats to the elements and causing them additional |
| the boat out for a spin. Between tubing, water skiing | | | | types of damage. He kept stressing how important it |
| and fishing, that boat became an object of real | | | | was for me to go out a purchase a trailerable boat |
| affection to me; I promised myself that one day, I'd | | | | cover, and even recommended a reputable online |
| have my very own boat to use for the exact same | | | | dealer who could sell me a great one. |
| great times. I wanted my own kids to grow up learning | | | | Despite my friend's admonishments, I kept dragging my |
| about the joys of boating, and all of the great sports | | | | heels about buying a trailerable boat cover of my own. |
| and leisure activities that they have to offer. | | | | One sunny afternoon, I was zipping along a busy local |
| Well, I got my wish: after attending college and starting | | | | freeway on my way out to a nearby lake; my boat |
| off on a secure career path, I'd gotten basic purchases | | | | was covered with an improvised tarp that I'd held |
| like a home and a car out of the way - now it was | | | | down with bungee cords and other things. As I |
| time for the fun part! I took my time in choosing my | | | | rounded a curve, I heard a loud "clang" come from |
| boat, making sure that it had all of the features I | | | | back where the boat trailed behind; to my horror, the |
| absolutely couldn't bear to live without. Ultimately, I | | | | makeshift tarp had come loose and was flapping |
| ended up with a fish and ski boat that wasn't too | | | | recklessly into traffic - and a large hubcap had |
| different from the one I'd grown up with. I gave it an | | | | deflected off my boat. |
| appropriately tongue-in-cheek name, and went about | | | | Why I Finally Broke Down And Bought A Trailerable |
| my business. | | | | Boat Cover |
| In no time at all, I had friends and family clamoring to | | | | I pulled over at the next exit to survey the damage; |
| take the boat out on excursions to local lakes; on | | | | although the hub cap hadn't smashed the boat, it had |
| numerous occasions, inclement weather prevented me | | | | produced a long, ugly scrape all along one side of it. |
| from doing so. Despite that, the boat became a central | | | | Needless to say, the boat looked downright ugly now - |
| figure in my social life, and provided hours and hours of | | | | and it was all my fault, for not heeding my friend's |
| great fun. Without a doubt, that boat was the best | | | | advice about using trailerable boat covers. I was pretty |
| entertainment purchase I'd ever made - and I intended | | | | disgusted with myself, knowing that the repairs to the |
| on taking care of it and protecting it in the best possible | | | | boat would be pricey and could have been avoided if |
| way. | | | | I'd just followed my friend's counsel. |
| How I Almost Ruined My Prized Boat | | | | After shelling out a lot of money to have the scrape |
| From the get-go, I was told by plenty of people about | | | | fixed and my boat made presentable again, the next |
| how important it was to keep my boat protected with | | | | thing I did was go online to order a high quality |
| a high quality boat cover; I was no stranger to this | | | | trailerable boat cover. I was very impressed by the |
| concept, but figured that it could wait for a while. In the | | | | characteristics of the trailerable boat covers that this |
| meantime, I simply purchased a length of tarpaulin and | | | | company provided: strapping that made attaching it |
| used that to cover the boat when I wasn't using it. | | | | securely a breeze, a higher thread count that had tight |
| Although this was definitely not a very ambitious effort | | | | weaves for greater protection, and a full 100% |
| on my part, I thought that it would be good enough to | | | | warranty to back it all up. As soon as my trailerable |
| protect the boat from the most basic problems. | | | | boat cover arrived - which was amazingly quick - I |
| A friend who'd come over to visit saw my boat sitting | | | | went out to give it a try. |
| in the driveway with its makeshift tarp cover and | | | | Because I'd ordered the cover based on the specific |
| asked me if I was serious. I told him that the boat was | | | | dimensions of my boat, it had an incredibly snug and |
| still quite new, and that I intended on getting something | | | | secure fit. Immediately, I could see that this trailerable |
| better to cover it with down the road. He began | | | | boat cover would keep my boat from incurring any |
| lecturing me about how important high quality boat | | | | more damages on the freeway - or anywhere else. |
| covers were - then he began telling me about | | | | To prove it to myself, I strapped the cover on and |
| trailerable boat covers that were specifically designed | | | | took the boat for a test run along the same stretch of |
| to protect boats being transported along freeways | | | | highway that I'd previously damaged it on - and came |
| and other more extreme conditions. | | | | out unscathed upon arriving back home. |
| My friend told me that he'd known several people who | | | | Needless to say, I learned the hard way about the |
| had attached their boat to a car and speed off without | | | | importance of trailerable boat covers. A boat is a |
| using a trailerable boat cover; many of these people | | | | great thing to have, and protecting it is important. Now, I |
| had had debris and other refuse along the road cause | | | | tell anyone I know who owns a boat to invest in a high |
| chips, dents and other problems along the finish of their | | | | quality boat cover to protect their favorite piece of |
| boats. He said those who'd used basic boat covers | | | | equipment. |