SeamaxUniversal Boat Cover Support Pole System for Boats up to 26ft Telescopic Pole 22-44 inches

While a great value in comparison to most - it would have got that extra star had they use a much larger bottom foot! It's almost impossible to get it to stand up on its own, which makes it a 2 person operation to get it set up. Next season, I'll screw the base to a much larger sheet of ply or something so it'll be self supporting (unlike Quebec! *cough*). The pole seems fairly sturdy, and the straps with hooks all go together very easily. At least I won't have swimming pools for the bugs on my Sidewinder anymore.

Our boat is only 16.5 feet long and this thing can't even support the cover for one that long, let alone a bigger boat cover! It is a wobbly, piece of plastic junk. The discs are way too small to provide any support for the boat cover, first snowfall last night and it all fell over, filled the boat cover with snow, now will have to remove and try to find some boards to use to support the cover as this certainly doesn't do the job!

We bought this for our 17' boat and it was really finicky to put on, the pole just wouldn't stay still so we had 3 adults holding the cover while one of the kids tried to hold the pole steady. We should have filmed it for YouTube because it was comical to watch us I'm sure. We went out and got a different one at a store and are keeping this as a backup cover. TBH, I'm sure after a few times setting it up we would have figured out how to make it go on easier but we both don't have the time nor the energy to do so.

Installed in minutes and seems to be doing the trick. No water pooling anymore. Seems sturdy enough for rain, not sure how well it would handle a heavy snow load. As for installing, I recommend installing the straps and top plate first, then add the leg and bottom plate. I had no issues with the leg falling over using that method.

These are a pain in the butt to use. I would look for another product that doesn't require using the straps. The plastic base for the vertical pole is cheap plastic that will not last long.