Snow Bob

Answering a common question with an uncommon story (and having the pictures to prove it).

It doesn’t snow too often in Charleston, South Carolina. In fact, Charlestonians would rather build a snowman out of the seemingly endless supply of sand than wait for a large snowfall. So, when someone from up north asks us how well our covers hold up in blizzard conditions, we have to answer honestly. The truth is that we don’t know. We do have plenty of customers who experience snow frequently, though. One, in particular, comes to mind whenever the question is posed.

Bob Skowronski feared the worst when he woke up and looked at his boat. Twenty-four inches of snow fell the previous night blanketing the town of Killingworth, Connecticut and Bob’s T-Top Boat Cover. Killingworth averages thirty-five inches of snow per year so twenty-four inches wasn’t unusual. It was, however, the first time Bob had seen that much snow on top of his T-Top Boat Cover.

Bob bundled up, grabbed his trusty snow shovel and stepped into the cold. Trudging through the knee-high snow, he shoveled a path alongside his boat barely wide enough to fit a step ladder. The Lake Ontario boat captain said he knew he would have to put in some effort. “We had several six to eight-inch snowfalls that year that I just brushed off with a broom. I knew this would be no small chore.”

Positioning his step ladder in the freshly shoveled path, Bob climbed the ladder and got to work. He pushed the majority of the snow off from the outside then opened his T-Top Boat Cover and climbed into his boat. “I punched the last six inches or so off from the inside of the boat,” Bob recalled. Once every last bit of snow was removed, Bob examined his boat and the T-Top Boat Cover that was protecting it.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” Bob said. “The stress on the cover was enormous but every seam was perfect down to the stitching. It’s one hell of a product!”

Please note weather is not covered under warranty, so if you notice snow piling on your cover, please be diligent about shoveling it off, as we do not want it to tear or rip.