Unfortunately I am not able to have the Grady White I own and keep down here at my house and stored indoors. It sits outside in a storage yard all summer with the stern getting baked by the UV rays of the sun. I have a universal cover on the boat that comes a good ways down past the rub rails protecting the interior and hull sides for the sun. The motor however is always exposed. I plan to get a new full mooring cover made in the coming years so, I did not want to spend the money to invest in a Yamaha motor cover at $75-$100 if I am just going to build one into my new cover.
Last weekend I was in Meijer (a Michigan based store that has a variety of products much like a Wal-Mart) and walking through the outdoor BBq section, when a light bulb went off. There in front of me was a simple plastic coated canvas cover for a charcoal Weber like round grill for $6. It was 30" in Dia and 25" tall with an elastic band at the bottom. So, in wanting to protect the motor cowling I thought I would take a shot and what do I have to lose…
$6 later the cover for perfectly and after spending a week outside in rain and storms, it was still there when I picked up the boat this week. Here are some pics.
When I go back to Meijer I will take a picture of the packaging too.
For those in the southern parts of where UV is a much bigger problem that up here in the Great Lakes, this is simple and cheap protection.
Just thought I would share….even it is more "Redneck-engineered" than I usually like to be.
Last weekend I was in Meijer (a Michigan based store that has a variety of products much like a Wal-Mart) and walking through the outdoor BBq section, when a light bulb went off. There in front of me was a simple plastic coated canvas cover for a charcoal Weber like round grill for $6. It was 30" in Dia and 25" tall with an elastic band at the bottom. So, in wanting to protect the motor cowling I thought I would take a shot and what do I have to lose…
$6 later the cover for perfectly and after spending a week outside in rain and storms, it was still there when I picked up the boat this week. Here are some pics.
When I go back to Meijer I will take a picture of the packaging too.
For those in the southern parts of where UV is a much bigger problem that up here in the Great Lakes, this is simple and cheap protection.
Just thought I would share….even it is more "Redneck-engineered" than I usually like to be.
