Installation Instructions for Boat Guard SST Boat Covers

How to Use Your Boat Guard SST Boat Cover

USE AND CARE

Before covering your boat.

1. Remove or firmly tie down detachable accessories, such as auxiliary motors, ladders, spotlights, navigation lights, ski brackets, etc.

2. Pad sharp edges, corners, or projections. The easiest way, is to wrap old towels or pieces of carpeting over and around protrusions. If necessary these pads can be taped firmly in place.

Installing your cover:

1. Carefully unpack your cover, keeping cover free of dirt and other contaminants in case you need to return the cover for a different size.

2. Place cover over your boat; easiest way is for two people to unfold the cover while draping it over the boat from bow to stern.

3. Once placed over the entire boat be sure the cover you have chosen is the correct size for your boat. The cover should be large enough to cover the boat down to the rub-rail all around the boat.

4. The bow of the cover has an opening that allows the rope to be tightened. Slightly snug the rope using the included rope lock device but do not fully tighten; as you will not install the support poles.

Installing the support poles:

1. Depending upon the application, the support poles can be inserted into the fabric straps (underside of cover) either from the bow or stern of your boat.

2. The shock-corded poles do not have to be fully assembled together to install each section can be connected to the next as the pole is slid into the strop; connecting each successive section together as they are inserted. TAKE CARE that no one is near enough to be accidentally stuck by the pole ends as the poles are being inserted the shock cord can cause the poles to flip and move.

3. Be sure to insert each of the three poles fully into the strips and secure poles ends into the sewn reinforced end section of the strip, to keep pole in place for storage or trailering.

4. Tighten the draw rope in the hem of cover securely. The support poles should now provide a level of support to the cover-eliminating sagging and the formation of areas for water to pocket.

5. To remove poles, simply push pole end into open section of strip and pull out-folding each pole section back upon the next as you go, for compact storage.

The information provided here has been reproduced courtesy of Taylor Made Products. Wholesale Marine reproduced this information 10/21/2008.