I second Andrei's opinion of the Sailor's Tailor M-17 cover. I would add that their M-17 cover is made for use with the mast up, since it has a bridle over the cockpit area which attaches to the main halyard to keep the cover convex up, which prevents water pooling. I can understand that the extra material here might flap when trailering. As Andrei says, quality and workmanship are outstanding. Great protection for brightwork. Rick M-17 #633 Lynne L On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Andrei Caldararu <andreic@math.wisc.edu>wrote:
I would highly recommend the cover made by the guys at sailorstails.com. The materials quality and their workmanship are very good, and the cover is a perfect fit (they have measured the M-17 and have it in their database). The only issue is that I have not been able to properly tie the top of the cover for trailering above 50mph (if flails in the wind). Other than that, it has kept my woodwork in great condition this summer, and it takes about 5 minutes to take off and about 10 to put on.
Andrei.
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