Boat Vent II (Support Pole not included) - Taylor Made

this was purchased along with a support pole, a outboard motor cover and a cover as a gift for my Dad's Pontoon boat. He indicated to me that he couldnt understand the instructions well enough to install it on his boat. He made is own and it worked better for him. In turn he gave this to me and I stalled it and I am currently using it on my deck boat with no issues. Works well.

You will have to cut a hole in your cover to install this. I had one on my old Taylor Made cover, which started ripping after 8 years. The rip started near the vent, but the vent had nothing to do with it (fabric was just weakened from 8 years of sunlight. The vent works pretty well, and never let water through.

nice product possible a bit more packing as shipped to Canada

This works really well at keeping the humidity from building up under the canvas cover. The key is to use a pole that is high enough to get the vent as high as possible. I may add a second up by the bow to get even more air flow.

Can't wait to use this when I get a cover that will fit the boat

Easy to install and easy to follow directions. I am expecting this to help keep the temperature right and the moisture from building up.

So far so good. Hope it holds up season after season.

I use a cover for trailering, and it would reek of gas fumes before I started using this. I use just one, but for better results 2 or 3 would probably be ideal.

Great thanks

Would be nice it the vent attached to the support pole better.

Guys, This system works great. I was one of the people who was worried about cutting holes in my brand new boat cover as well. All you have to do is ensure you cut the holes in the proper place. This means you will have to get into the boat with the cover over top and spend a little time to place the holes before cutting anything. Once you cut the holes in the proper spots, the black vent top is placed on the end of the support pole on the outside of the cover. Then put on the middle section of the vent onto the support pole from the inside and secure it with the provided plastic nut thing which screws on and tightens it from the inside. This will eliminate any movement where the plastic vent encases the boat cover. Now all you have to do is put the poles up. Btw, I believe this item is for replacement vents which are meant to be used with poles. I wouldn't use a vent without a support pole or you will have nothing but a vent that sags and allows water to seep into the boat when it rains. This works great when used properly.

EXCELLENT QUALITY .... VERY HAPPY AND PLEASED WITH PURCHASE.

I know that it says support pole not included, but I think the vent and pole should be sold as one unit. The vent really does'nt work well without the pole. I think it should of recommended to purchase the pole at the same time and I would have. Until I get around to buying the pole all I have is a weight in the middle of my tarp. Thank you

the cover is a very durable one and the vents are going to work nice.

I purchased this item along with a $700.00 cover and cover canopy support with nylon straps and I have spent most of my winter figuring out what went wrong. I will be returning all items for hopefully a full refund.

Shipping far too expensive.

When I finally get the boat cover, I think the Boat Vent will work great.

Very easy to install, have some marine fabric glue for your ruff edges on the cover. Does what it says it will and actually vents.

I bought the Boat Vent II with support pole at the same time I bought a new cover for my boat. Unfortunately, the vent comes with no instructions on its use. iboat.com customer service could offer no assistance on how to install it. (very disappointing they don't understand the products they sell.) Looking at Taylor Made's web site, it looks like I'm supposed to cut a hole in my brand new cover. There's no real instructions on the site on how to do this (the video is pretty useless). I assume there would be some reinforcement installed to avoid creating tear points where the hole has been cut, but none was provided with the vent. In summary, the Boat Vent II sits on the shelf, because I'm not cutting a hole in my brand new $500 cover without any assurance that I'm not destroying it.