You see it every day. Covers that are not completely snapped. Use all of your snaps, EVERY time! If you’ve ordered a custom boat cover the snaps have been installed on your boat to best keep your snap-on cover tightly snapped down. This prevents the boat cover from flapping, protecting your expensive boat from damage. It’s important to make sure you use all of the snaps every time you install your boat cover. Failing to do so can lead to damage to both your cover AND your boat. Improperly snapped covers will flap in the wind, whipping back and forth on your boat, damaging the finish. This flapping also puts quite a bit of stress on the remaining snaps on your cover which can lead to more snaps coming out of your cover, multiplying your problem. It can also cause rips or fraying of the cover
USE ALL YOUR SNAPS EVERY TIME
cold weather can cause some materials to fit tight. It's always easier on a warm sunny day.
When installing a cover, start by snapping one side (for a cockpit cover, I like to start along the top of the windshield)
Next, snap each corner. This should allow the other snaps to fall in place.
Snapping the corners first allows you to use the entire length of the cover fabric to stretch. This is easier then stretching a few inches between snaps at a time.
Worst case scenario, you need a snap puller tool or an add a snap extension.
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