Perfect Fit · Boat Cover Order Guide
Every Question on Your Order, Explained
Most companies ask two questions and mail you a universal cover. We ask about twenty — your top, your rails, your motors, how you store it, even your aftermarket add-ons — because that’s the only way a cover fits your boat instead of “a boat your size.” Here’s what every question means, and why it changes the cover.
1 · Your boat’s layout
The overall deck and cabin layout changes how the fabric drapes and where it seals — a cover cut for one style won’t sit right on another.
Center console
on form: Center Console
Dual console
on form: Dual Console
Walkaround
on form: Walkaround
Catamaran
on form: Catamaran2 · Your top (the single biggest factor)
Your top is the #1 reason a length-only cover fails. The cover has to be cut around the exact top you have — its height, its footprint, and whether it’s rigid or folds down.
Hard T-top
on form: Hard Top
Hard top w/ aft support bars
on form: Hard Top with Aft Support Bars
Canvas / Bimini top
on form: Canvas Top
Key West style top
on form: Key West Style Top3 · Bow rails
A rail raises the profile at the bow. We add height and shaping so the cover drapes over it and still seals — a flat cover leaves the sides exposed.
No rails
on form: No Rails
Recessed
on form: Recessed
Standard rail — Low or High
on form: Low – 8" or less / High – 9" or more
Walkthrough
on form: Walkthrough4 · Bow accessories
Anything that sticks out past or above the bow is a point a generic cover tears or pools around. We note it so the pattern clears it.
Bow roller
on form: Bow Roller
Thru-hull anchor
on form: Thru Hull Anchor
Bow pulpit
on form: Bow Pulpit5 · Motors
The number and spread of your engines sets how wide and how far back the cover wraps at the transom to fully enclose them.
Single
on form: Single EngineTwin
on form: Twin Engines
Triple
on form: Triple Engines
Quad
on form: Quadruple Engines6 · Stern add-ons
These add hard points at the back of the boat, so the cover has to be shaped to reach and clear them.
Jack plate
on form: Jack Plate
Ski / tow bar — over engine
on form: Over the top of the engine
Ski / tow bar — in front
on form: In front of the engine
Trolling motor
on form: Trolling Motor: Yes / Removable7 · How you store it
Where your boat lives when it’s covered changes what the cover fights — sun, water, wind, abrasion — and how it ties down.
Trailer
on form: Trailer
Lift
on form: Lift
Dry stack
on form: Dry Stack
Jet dock
on form: Jet Dock
In water / mooring
on form: In Water
Sea pen
on form: Sea Pen8 · A few fit details
Zipper access side (Port / Starboard / Center-rear)
Which side we put the entry zipper on — so it lands where it’s convenient for how you board and reach the console under the cover.
Year, make & re-power
Hull molds and rigging change year to year, and engine brands differ in size. Your model year, motor make, and whether you’ve re-powered dial the pattern to your exact rig at the transom.
Fabric & color
Fabric weight (7 oz / 9 oz / Sunbrella) and color set the warranty — up to 6 years. All are marine-grade, solution-dyed, and water-repellent (not a sealed “waterproof” coating that traps moisture and grows mildew).
That’s why the form looks long — every question removes a guess.
A universal cover skips all of it and hopes your boat is “close enough.” When you answer these, you get a cover cut to your boat, your top, your rigging, and your aftermarket add-ons. That’s the whole idea behind Perfect Fit.
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