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Post by dizzydtrain on Sept 15, 2020 8:23:12 GMT -5
Hi Everyone,
You may have seen my thread a week ago or so asking questions about a new purchase. Well, my wife and I did it! We ended up with a Regal LS2 that the dealer had in stock and it had everything we wanted minus some of the unnecessary things that we thought would be cool but would not take advantage off (Like a powertower). In either case, we saved some good money but now comes the whole expenditures of accessories.
The boat does come with the snap in covers but it's not meant for towing the boat. The Dealers quoted me a little under $1800 for the factory cover - which seems absurd. There are sites that do offer boat specific cover option that are closer to $700 for higher end options all the way down to $400 for simpler covers. The boat will be in a dry stack and this would be mostly for transportation purposes in the near future when taking in for services, etc.
Has anyone had good luck with aftermarket covers? I will be towing the boat to the Marina without any covers on the first time as much as I hate the idea but it appears that many do that regularly and just wipe the boat down when they arrive.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by hawker63 on Sept 15, 2020 9:03:35 GMT -5
We had a 24’ Crownline and we left the trailering cover on all the time as we wet slipped and it protected the deck from the sun. I agree $1800 is high. There’s good aftermarket covers that are built for the boat and as long as the Canvas brand is good, then it should last for years. If you can’t find a Sunbrella brand, we’ve had good luck. Enjoy the boat.
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Post by Av8ator1 on Sept 15, 2020 9:09:15 GMT -5
The covers are rarely made by the factory, paying dealer pricing on a cover is a waste.
Last three regal's I had, the boat covers were sold by RNR marine (check them out on the web).
The very last cover I got with my 2018, it was awful...water would leak right thru it even though I waterproofed it.
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Post by skijunke on Sept 15, 2020 9:24:05 GMT -5
Hi Everyone, You may have seen my thread a week ago or so asking questions about a new purchase. Well, my wife and I did it! We ended up with a Regal LS2 that the dealer had in stock and it had everything we wanted minus some of the unnecessary things that we thought would be cool but would not take advantage off (Like a powertower). In either case, we saved some good money but now comes the whole expenditures of accessories. The boat does come with the snap in covers but it's not meant for towing the boat. The Dealers quoted me a little under $1800 for the factory cover - which seems absurd. There are sites that do offer boat specific cover option that are closer to $700 for higher end options all the way down to $400 for simpler covers. The boat will be in a dry stack and this would be mostly for transportation purposes in the near future when taking in for services, etc. Has anyone had good luck with aftermarket covers? I will be towing the boat to the Marina without any covers on the first time as much as I hate the idea but it appears that many do that regularly and just wipe the boat down when they arrive. Thanks in advance. A towing cover is good for storage, but I don't suggest towing with a cover (even the factory cover). The towing speeds cause the cover to flap in the wind and will scratch your new boat. I always tow without a cover. |
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Post by dizzydtrain on Sept 15, 2020 10:38:44 GMT -5
skijunke thanks for that tidbit..never thought about potentially scratching the boat with towing. @av8ator1 Sounds good - I am guessing that's somewhat the norm but dealer pricing is applied. I will look for alternatives for when I do need to throw a cover on but for now I should be fine with Bow/Cockpit cover while in the Dry Stack storage. hawker63 - Thanks, I will take a look at that brand. I should be good short term with the factory bow/cockpit cover while in storage.
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Post by tomls6 on Sept 16, 2020 7:22:50 GMT -5
I agree with skjunke, don't tow with a cover. I made that mistake years ago. I've always left the bow and cockpit covers on while towing with no issues.
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Post by Rob on Sept 21, 2020 19:34:28 GMT -5
Congratulations on the boat!
We tow with a cover in place. Can’t stand all the dirt, dust, rain on the whole white interior. We were in your situation a few years ago. Commercial Sewing in Torrington CT used to make a nice Regal towing cover that fit over the power tower in the down position, which is how we tow, but their newer model when we were searching in 2017 was designed for towing tower up. Chews up lots of tow vehicle gas that way. We settled on Ameritex in FL, and their cover fits in with the tower down, has a belt within the edge of the cover that cinches on just below the rubrail, and then we add some straps to the trailer. Works great, doesn’t mar, seems breathable, and we tow at highway speeds with it on without a concern. It is a mooring cover as well and has zippered openings for dock lines, but we don’t use it too often for that since it is a lot to put on in the water compared with the snap covers for now and cockpit. Store indoors during winter with this on, covered just with a plastic tarp lying on it to keep the dust and dirt off the cover itself.
The issue we ran into with Ameritex was that since they sew for Regal, we couldn’t buy from them until the boat was three model years old. Since we have a 2015 that we bought end of year 2016, it was 2017 when we ordered and I just got a 2014 model year cover as there were no changes between model years at that time. I guessed that they have an agreement to shunt sales to dealers, but our dealer was tough to get a response from, so this worked better for us. Good luck!
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Post by gofast24 on Sept 22, 2020 10:18:00 GMT -5
The covers are rarely made by the factory, paying dealer pricing on a cover is a waste. Last three regal's I had, the boat covers were sold by RNR marine (check them out on the web). The very last cover I got with my 2018, it was awful...water would leak right thru it even though I waterproofed it. Admin, have a new boat? What happened to the Regal? |
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Post by gofast24 on Sept 22, 2020 10:30:57 GMT -5
Agree, towing long distance with any trailering cover could cause scratching, etc. If dry storage I wouldn't worry about cover, I never had one with my Python 24" Cuddy as It was in dry storage ,in and out of water when needed year round (calls 30 minutes to have boat put in water and when done for day taken out with fork lift truck back into dry storage. Little pricey with this but worth not having to trailer boat and no need for mooring/trailering cover. Congrats on the LS2! Where are you docked/located?
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