I’ve been thinking about getting one of these. Are there any negatives to them That I need to know?
I’ve been thinking about getting one of these. Are there any negatives to them That I need to know?
Do you care if your motor gets scuffed up like towing with a cover on your boat?
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I would prefer it not get scuffed up, so if I understand you correctly, you are saying that the cover scuffs the motor?
I have the BPS cover. My boat sits outside under a metal carport. I don't tow with the cover on. Nice cover for the money.
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Tuffskins all day.
I have a tuffskins on my 2018 OptiMax. I keep the engine cowling waxed and have no scruffs.
Brad Krone
I had a custom cover (boat and motor) made for my boat when i bought it in 2000. I've been trailering it covered for 20 years and no scuffs. If you buy a good one that has an inner liner you won't have to worry.
I looked long and hard at tuffskins for my motor...fish trees way too often that mar the motor...found a sweet deal on a practically new Merc factory cover.
I will say moving forward, all my rigs will have a motor cover.
PS: Make sure you get a running cover...not a storage cover. They are different. The running type cover has vents to allow for proper ventilation and airflow while under load.
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this, worth every penny. Last two boats cowling looked new. Ordered my new cover before my current boat was deliveredOriginally Posted by Rangerdeepv
2018 Phoenix 920 Pro XP
Thanks for the input
One from Russell Performance Marine on my SHO. Very happy with it. Vented so always stays on.
IMO....they work when your fishin however I would not tow with one on. I get boats in my shop all the time that tow with them and some get scuffed a lot and some not....
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I am not a fan of using a motor cover for two reasons. Although minimal they hold in heat and can create condensation. Even if you have a vented cover its going to be hard to convince me that a motor with a cover running down the lake is as cool as a motor without a cover. Again it may be minimal but its my opinion. Second reason is you run back to the dock and load the boat to go home and you throw a cover on a warm motor, if the air temp outside is cool and you cover a warm motor you have a recipe for condensation. Now if you tow the boat down the road a few miles and let the motor cool off and pull over and add the cover I see no problem but that seems like an extra step that I don't want to make. Storing the boat outside at home with a motor cover on for sun protection I see no problem. I will admit I may be overthinking this but it just my opinion so I don't claim to be right or wrong its just an opinion. About the only time I use mine is if its going to be stored outside and that is rare for my particular situation.
Scuffed from the cover or tress/bushes.....
I have the RMP cover and keep it on 99% of the time....majority of the places I fish have trees/bushes...if I did not fish around any of that I probably wouldn't have one.
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2014 Phoenix 619 Pro / 2014 Mercury 200 Pro XS
A friend of mine who works at a Tarp shop made me a super heavy duty cover, and motor cover to match.
I wouldnt tow with it, but its great for storage.
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had covers on five motors not one scuff. As for as heat not a issue. you have to keep cover on tight.
I have the RMP vented cover on my Merc Pro XS 4 stroke and have towed with cover on and no scuffs. I do tighten the adjustment strap/buckle though.
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Tournament Fishing Package
2020 Mercury 200 Pro XS V8 Serial # 2B588923
Minn Kota Ultrex 80# I Pilot Link
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Humminbird Helix 7 SI GPS CHIRP G2 Bow
Humminbird Helix 7 CHIRP MEGA GPS DI G3 Console
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RMP Engine Support
Correction—- a cheap cover scuffs a boat. A GOOD custom cover DOES NOT———- at least it hasn’t ever scratched one of mine. Present cover is 18 years old. I have ran with my motor cover on, hasn’t scuffed the outboard either
All ive ever had were aurora so you must have a heckuva cover.
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