One of the things in transitioning to a new smaller boat is that I can keep it at my house rather than having to store it offsite. I wanted to get a good cover for it so it would not get soaked or moldy from water getting in. Sunbrella seems to be the gold standard for marine fabric so I wanted to go with it. There is a lady owned one persom shop near me so I figured she would be as reasonable a cost as I could expect so I took my boat to get an estimate. She has the shop located at her home. I bout fell over when she quoted me $525 for the cover. This is a small 15.5' X 54" boat with a 10HP motor.

I drove back into town thinking maybe she is not that reasonable after all so I called a local canvas shop in town and had them do an estimate. Well I got it im email a while ago and your ready for this?? $1025 for the cover.
Good Heavens what happened in the 10 years since I had a cover made for $175??

Got one more to check, but I thinking I was right about the lady's shop being the least expensive. I would love to get one from boatcoversdirect.com as I have used them in the past, but this boat is not a common style or size so they don't have a good fit pre-made cover for it. I am checking with them to see if they have one they think will work. Their cost for a larger skiff with center console is $425 in Sumbrella fabric.