Seeking Cover For 98 Sport

Gosh, for my first post on the site this has really turned in to quite the discussion! All great and very helpful information. I spoke with Brent at cover sports yesterday and I have decided that is definitely the way to go. I was already aware that the cost of an extremely high quality cover would be hefty but I think the overall investment will be well worth it in the long run. The overall experience with current sport cover owners is extremely positive and I want nothing but the best for my baby! Our lake home has a dusty road to get back to the house and I shudder to think of what would happen to the interior of the boat if I didn't have it covered prior to making it in and out let alone having it exposed on the road trip up and back. Now......the big questions is......do I go with the Forest Green (according to the Sunbrella color chart) or the black?? (see pix posted in previous comment on this thread) Green matches the boat...black matches the trailer. I'm leaning heavily towards the green. Can anyone with a black cover offer any advice? (heat issues, staining, anything else not thought of?). I will most definitely be putting the cover on it while it is sitting at the dock overnight in the water and I think the black will look weird when the boat is sitting alone. (yes, I'm that anal. have you seen my garage for crying out loud?)

Both good choices, but I would go with forest green.

Where has skutsch been?

Ideal situation is to have one cover of each style, each used as intended... That's baller status (to match the garage).

Saw him a couple weekends ago. He stopped over to check out the boat. I'll mention to him you asked about him. I think I saw a video of you skiing behind "the bass Nautique" in a dry suit. Was that in December???

My 80 was blue so I went with a blue Rankin and it showed dirt. For my red 2002, I went with Black and have been happy with my choice.

+1 on tweed but I couldn't find a dark green tweed

Hey Erick, did you steal my boat and make it look nicer? Welcome to the Sport Nautique club, figures Skutsch would direct you that way. That thing looks gorgeous! Best of luck with it, you're going to love it.

Just a comment on the Phoenix trailer - it looks to me like the wheel is quite a bit forward of where it is on my Ramlin. Be careful if you get in the boat with it not hooked onto a vehicle, from the looks of that balance point if you are behind the doghouse you might pull a wheelie. Can't see what you have for a prop guard but either way you don't want to test it.

Pete
I knew you were smart, but now that I know you when to Montana State (Im guessing the College of Engineering), you are a lot smarter than I thought.
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Just placed my order with Brent for my new cover sports cover. I decided to go with the forest green to match the boat. Brent says I should have it in about a month. I will definitely post pictures once i get it and put it on. Thank you for all of the advice and input from everyone. I am really excited about the resources that the site provides and am looking forward to learning a ton about these beautiful boats from my good buddy skutsch. He definitely gets the credit for me becoming a proud member of the Nautique ownership family. I can hardly wait until the reunion!

Any one used TravelTuff Custom Fit Covers, by Shoretex? I followed the link from the boatcoversdirect link at the top of the page. Cover for 1993 is listed for $425 and rated for tough trailer use. I plan on 2-4 hour trips every weekend for boating. I have a garage at both ends. I like to cover while on the road to keep all the grime off the glass and seats.