Ive had a strapless Sunbrella for a year and a half now and Im very disappointed in it. It was a very expensive cover and it does not work as advertised. I do a lot of long distance travel at interstate speeds and the wind dumping off the back end of my truck hits the cover in front of the windshields, pushes hard against it causing the cover to lift above the rubrail approximately where the seats are located. Road spray with sand and grit is then able to get underneath the edge of the cover and it accumulates back at the transom corners. To me, this completely unacceptable. I did post this problem on this board previously and was told by BCB to tighten the cover more. Not sure why anyone would think that I would travel with the cover loose. I have tightened it as tight as it will go and have even checked it at gas and rest stops to see if it has loosened up at all and can be tightened more. I have tried it with and without the cover poles. Nothing has helped. I finally contacted Aurora about a month ago and theyve been most cooperative. We talked over some options and they have sent me several straps that I will have a local canvas shop attach. These straps will drop down to the trailer frame and I plan to have them placed in the area of the seats where the cover is lifting. Its not something I want to do but I dont have a choice. Otherwise, I am going to have gelcoat damage at the rear corners of the boat (2013 Cougar AE). And by the way, up here where the roads are sanded and salted in the winter time, traveling without a cover is not an option. This pic shows the cover lifting above the rubrail aft of the windshields:This is what collected in the back corner of the cover at the transom area during my return trip from southern MO to MN this April. We drove through a lot of rain on the way back.
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