Best boat cover under $150

Whew, under 150$?? Not to be a total smart a$$ but Go to your nearest Northerb tool and buy the top of the line silver/black 12x20 tarps for $29-39.

Picked one up from Menards for winter months storage. It's been about 3 years now with no issues. I used some 1-1/4" gas pipe to create 3 arches and strapes the cover to the trailer to repel water. So far so good.

$500 +/- will buy a pretty nice custom fit sunbrella cover from Angola or Skiboatcovers. Spending significantly less will sacrifice quality quite a bit- in terms of fit, features (reinforcements, breathability) and longevity. I've tried all of the cheap (sub-$200) covers and you really get what you pay for.

nbobinger wrote: I just bought the boat and have already put money in new seat cushions and other aspects right now and just want to get a cover that will work for now.

A whole bunch of people will probably flame me for this but if you want something that works to keep the weather out and is CHEAP find one on EBAY that's made of 600 denier polyurethane coated fabric. They do a good job of keeping the water out when propped up, definitely aren't the greatest breathing things ever made, have straps and did I say CHEAP.

Here's an EBAY example

EBAY cover

I bought one similar to this a few years back figuring it didn't cost much more than a piece of green tarp and maybe it would last a year or so..

It lives outside in the winter and the rest of the year too and has survived remarkably well

For what you say you're looking for it's worth a shot. You could put it right over your other cover if you wanted.

Not nearly the quality of a Sunbrella custom fit, but you might be surprised how good a job it does

That's the CHEAP solution for me.

Keno, I read this thread and remembered your mention of this cover. My boat sits in our garage most of the time but sometimes I need the space to work on projects.
I want to go through the transfer case on our Yukon and we may still get some rain here.
I ordered in one of the covers you mentioned and my thought was for $45.00 if it works once I will be happy. I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of this very cheap cover.   It fits our 95 pretty well. The only bad area is right behind the nose. It droops like it has jowels but fits the rest of the boat really well including the sloped rear deck.. But for $45. what can you expect. I sprayed it with a hose and it repels water great.    It is not a fitted pretty cover but for what I needed it offers good protection from the weather if I have to put it outside for a week or two.
I ordered the black cover which I think was a mistake, it looks great but will add a lot of heat and shows all dirt and dust.
I have the factory cotton cover which is great for keeping dust out of the boat and I have tried the tarp cover over this in the past with sometimes good and sometimes bad results. My Tarp leaked last time I used it so for the cost of a new tarp I got a cover that fits much better and is faster to install.
Thanks for the tip.
Mark

I got mine on ebay also. Have it for 2 years now, and it still looks great.