[mountaintownmariah]

Looking for aftermarket towable boat cover.
Any beam specs including windshield???
Are the sharkskin covers OK? And in the 102" or 96'' beam width.
Any advice would be great.

[WetWilly]

Hello mountaintownmariah and welcome to the MOC!

In the '97 brochure, the only 180 listed is a 180 SE Shabah, the Talari model doesn't begin till the 191 SE. Anyway, I don't know the windshields dimensions but as for the beam, it's 92" and the length is 18'.

I had a SharkSkin cover on my old SeaRay and it held up very well, the only issue was that the SharkSkin was a thinner material than the Sunbrella so I had to use plastic edge protectors around the windshield and other hull protrusions and I did not tow with it on. The good thing was, The SharkSkin came with the same warranty (5 year) as the Sunbrella and I saved over 2 bills.

Now if your storing your Mariah outside all the time as well as when it's being towed (as I do), I would recommend the Sunbrella. I feel the Sunbrella material (acrylic) out lasts the SharkSkin (polyester) but I think it has more to do with the fact it's a thicker material and it has better UV block so it protects the hull better, but all this comes at a price.

Which ever material you decide to go with, just make sure you try to get the best fitting cover possible, it will wear longer and look better!

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[boat man2]

I just got a new sunbrella tow cover for i boats with free shipping it was only 315.00 for a 1994 talari 210 it fits like a glove and looks good , if you keep it outside over the winter you need a sunbrella because you get a lot of snow up there