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TL;DR: I'm having trouble finding a cover for my specific boat... any of the online retailers of "exact fit" boat covers never list my exact boat, however it seems they stock a cover made for a 2002-03 VLX with Titan tower, I would think it should fit my '01 fine, thoughts? TIA My stock Malibu grey sunbrella cover has seen better days, and as I just spent thou$ands on an entire new interior last season, I'd like to replace it. Typical google search for exact fit covers gives me a handful of good options, all of which have a large number of Malibu models/years/towers to pick from, however I cannot locate my model/year/tower combination. My 2001 Wakesetter VLX has the first generation titan tower, stock bimini. The options listed on overtons and other retailers: For 2001: WAKESETTER 21 VLX COVERS EXT. PLATFORM I/B WAKESETTER 21 VLX w/ECI TOWER COVERS PLATFORM V-DRIVE WAKESETTER 21 VLX W/SWOOP TOWER COVERS SWIM PLATFORM For 2002: WAKESETTER 21 VLX W/TITAN TOWER CUTOUTS COVERS PLATFORM WAKESETTER 21 VLX W/TITAN TOWER CUTOUTS DOESN'T COVER PLATFORM I assume the 1st option for 2001 is for a boat with no tower. I'm aware that the changes from '01 to '02 is mainly a few inch taller deck (area above rub rail), and some other small trim and interior differences, however with the hull being identical between the years I would think the covers would be similar enough and at worst the cover made for the '02 vs the '01 will be a big "baggy" around the rubrail. In most cases I'd just have a custom cover made but the quotes I've heard are between 2-3k, and these online covers are just under 1k for the same material (sunbrella). I also don't want to make a $900 mistake since these are made when ordered and are non-returnable. The boat sits in a covered lift during all summer and then this cover used when between weekends while still in the hoist. The stock cover with cutouts for the tower fits ok but still allows a lot of spiders in, which I've heard the over-the-tower style helps with this, but I'm worried how annoying that would be to cover when the boat is inside the lift, or if I want to keep the bimini up. FWIW I think the cover with the cutouts looks better but the spider webs around the tower racks and speakers are also annoying. Advice? TIA Edit: This is a list of covers for 21 VLX from Westland covers (savyboater): Wakesetter 21 VLX Inboard with Extended Platform (1999-2001) Wakesetter 21 VLX with ECI Tower & Platform V-Drive (1999-2001) Wakesetter 21 VLX with Swoop Tower & Platform (2002-2004) Wakesetter 21 VLX with Swoop Tower & Swim Platform (1991-2001) Wakesetter 21 VLX with Swoop Tower (no Platform) (2002-2004) Wakesetter 21 VLX with Titan Tower Cutouts (no Platform) (2002-2003) Wakesetter 21 VLX with Titan Tower Cutouts with Platform (2002-2003) Wakesetter 21 VLX with Titan Tower Folded Down & Platform (1995-2003) Wakesetter 21 VLX with Titan Tower Folded Down (no Platform) (1995-2003) Wakesetter 21 with Titan Tower with SWIM Platform | & V Ride (2004) Still none of these seem correct...

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