Polysoft® and Polysoft® II  & Available Colours

We have worked with our fabric suppliers to develop a fabric that is perfectly suited to the marine environment and will protect your valuable investment without causing any damage.

Please make sure read the care and maintenance instructions supplied with your covers to ensure you get the best possible results.

DiscontinuedCurrently Polysoft® P1 and Polysoft® P2 comes in the following colours:-

Polysoft® Original

Polysoft® II (P2)

Caribbean Blue Black
Harbour Blue Discontinued Charcoal
Aqua Green Discontinued Light Grey
Burgundy Discontinued Navy Blue
White See disclaimer below
Red

Covers can be made in one solid colour or in two contrasting tones. Specify on the order form your choice of Main and Secondary colour if you prefer the two tone option.

Below are some 2 tone suggestions showing how they will look together.Colour-Swatches 2 tone ROW

Polysoft® P1 offers a strength, dimensional stability, and abrasion resistance with the addition of a lightweight, non-woven soft fuzzy polyester backing. Polysoft also features great water, UV, and mildew resistance to endure marine environments.

What is Polysoft® P1?

In technical terms the material is an acrylic polymeric impregnated fabric. In other words it is a coated polyester that has a very high breaking strength, abrasion, mould and ultraviolet resistant. It also has excellent colour fastness and lasting outdoor durability. In fact Outboard Covers offers a 12 month guarantee against fading and rotting. We also offer a 2 years limited warranty on our high quality workmanship. Commercial users do not get any warranty due to the harsh treatment of their equipment when using P1 fabric. We have sold covers all over the World and our reputation is second to none for service and quality.

We would always recommend that customers use our Polysoft® P2 fabric as this is far superior against UV fading and rotting. Red’s and Blue’s are the worst for fading due to the colour pigments used and this is a well know facts regardless of what fabric. 

Polysoft

Why not Vinyl?

People also ask what is wrong with using vinyl or a padded vinyl won’t that stop the noise more and offer more protection?

Yes it MAY but as it is not breathable it will cause moisture to build up under both the cowl and cover. This will corrode the motor and damage the paint and decals.

Most people are not aware that a replacement cowl is extremely expensive and if new decals are required these are usually extra and can cost as much as one of our Splash® covers.

This is typically what would happen if you made your outboard cover out of a material that does not have breathability such as vinyl or even neoprene which is used on wet suits. They do not have what Polysoft® has!

Mercury-damaged

Just another reason to fit an OCA cover.

Polysoft® II

Our new exclusively made fabric with higher spec’s, nick named P2 fabric Polysoft® II offers strength, dimensional stability, and abrasion resistance with the addition of a lightweight, non-woven soft felt backed polyester backing. Polysoft® II also features great water, UV, and mildew resistance to endure marine environments.

What is Polysoft® II?

In technical terms the material is an acrylic polymeric impregnated fabric. In other words it is a coated polyester that has a very high breaking strength, abrasion, mould and ultraviolet resistant. It also has excellent colour fastness and lasting outdoor durability. In fact Outboard Covers offers a 3 year guarantee against fading and rotting. We also offer a 5 year limited warranty on our high quality workmanship (commercial applications we offer 1 year on both). We have sold covers all over the World and our reputation is second to none for service and quality. Current colours this new fabric is available in are black, charcoal, white and light grey.

We would always recommend that customers use our Polysoft® P2 fabric as this is far superior against UV fading and rotting. Red’s and Blue’s are the worst for fading due to the colour pigments used and this is a well know facts regardless of what fabric. 

New Black Fabric Compare 2The black is a lot blacker on our P2 compared to our previous Polysoft or P1 fabric and other colours will be added to our range over the next 12 months.

Technical Specifications:

 Polysoft® P1  Original Spec’s
Polysoft®  P2 Spec’s
 Med U.V. resistance  High U.V. resistance
100% Woven polyester material 100% Woven polyester material
UV resistant rated 3 out 5 on a UV scale       Grade -3 @1000 hours UV resistant rated 4 out 5 on a UV scale,         Grade >4 @1000 hours
Spray Rating: 90 Spray Rating: 100
High tear and abrasion resistance High tear and abrasion resistance
Excellent mould and mildew resistance Excellent mould and mildew resistance
Med/ High water resistance High water resistance

Why not Vinyl?

People also ask what is wrong with using vinyl or a padded vinyl won’t that stop the noise more and offer more protection? Yes it MAY but as it is not breathable it will cause moisture to build up under both the cowl and cover. This will corrode the motor and damage the paint and decals. Most people are not aware that a replacement cowl is extremely expensive and if new decals are required these are usually extra and can cost as much as one of our Splash covers. This is typically what would happen if you made your outboard cover out of a material that does not have breath-ability such as vinyl or even neoprene which is used on wet suits. They do not have what Polysoft® has! Mercury-damaged

Just another reason to fit an OCA cover.

Below is an example of what colours go where on your cover/s. The main colour is considered to be the one that is most prominent and the secondary colour is the highlight or stripe.

Please note that all our covers are made to model specific patterns so the location of the secondary colour will vary according to each pattern. Colour-example ROW

 

White Fabric Disclaimer

  • It is highly recommended that hands and the motor are clean before handling the white covers. Oil and grease will mark the fabric and may be hard to remove.
  • The white fabric Polysoft ®II  is liable to show dirt more easily. Responsibility for the fabric or any part of the cover becoming dirty or marked with use cannot be accepted by the manufacturer.
  • White Fabric (P2) is slightly transparent and you may see the branding on the existing cowl come through the cover. The perfect alignment of the cover graphics and cowl graphics cannot be guaranteed.
  • As with all covers, the use of a washing machine is NOT recommended. Please follow the supplied care instructions carefully.
  • White fabric may also come with small dark colour dots which is unavoidable and is caused by dust particles in the air when the fabric is woven. 

The exhaust port on the rear lower part of the motor (Verado motors) ‘will’ become marked with black exhaust deposits from this port, this is unavoidable.

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Polysoft® II

Our new exclusively made fabric with higher spec’s, nick named P2 fabric

Polysoft® II offers strength, dimensional stability, and abrasion resistance with the addition of a lightweight, non-woven soft felt backed polyester backing. Polysoft® II also features great water, UV, and mildew resistance to endure marine environments.

What is Polysoft® II?

In technical terms the material is an acrylic polymeric impregnated fabric. In other words it is a coated polyester that has a very high breaking strength, abrasion, mould and ultraviolet resistant. It also has excellent colour fastness and lasting outdoor durability. In fact Outboard Covers offers a 4 year guarantee against fading and rotting. We also offer a 3 year limited warranty on our high quality workmanship (commercial applications we offer 2 years on both). We have sold covers all over the World and our reputation is second to none for service and quality. Current colors this new fabric is available in is black, charcoal and light gray.

New Black Fabric Compare 2The black is a lot blacker than our previous fabric and other colors will be added to our range over the next 12 months.

 

Technical Specifications:

 Polysoft®  Original Spec’s
Polysoft®  II Spec’s
 Med U.V. resistance  High U.V. resistance
100% Woven polyester material 100% Woven polyester material
UV resistant rated 3 out 5 on a UV scale       Grade -3 @1000 hours UV resistant rated 4 out 5 on a UV scale,         Grade >4 @1000 hours
Spray Rating: 90 Spray Rating: 100
High tear and abrasion resistance High tear and abrasion resistance
Excellent mould and mildew resistance Excellent mould and mildew resistance
Med/ High water resistance High water resistance

Why not Vinyl?

People also ask what is wrong with using vinyl or a padded vinyl won’t that stop the noise more and offer more protection?

Yes it MAY but as it is not breathable it will cause moisture to build up under both the cowl and cover. This will corrode the motor and damage the paint and decals.

Most people are not aware that a replacement cowl is extremely expensive and if new decals are required these are usually extra and can cost as much as one of our Splash covers.

This is typically what would happen if you made your outboard cover out of a material that does not have breathability such as vinyl or even neoprene which is used on wet suits. They do not have what Polysoft® has!

Mercury-damaged

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Polysoft® (The original fabric)

Polysoft® offers strength, dimensional stability, and abrasion resistance with the addition of a lightweight, non-woven soft felt like polyester backing. Polysoft® also features great water, UV, and mildew resistance to endure marine environments.

What is Polysoft®?

In technical terms the material is an acrylic polymeric impregnated fabric. In other words it is a coated polyester that has a very high breaking strength, abrasion, mould and ultraviolet resistant. It also has excellent colour fastness and lasting outdoor durability. In fact Outboard Covers offers a 2 year guarantee against fading and rotting. We also offer a 3 years limited warranty on our high quality workmanship (commercial use 12 months on each). We have sold covers all over the World and our reputation is second to none for service and quality.

Polysoft

Technical Specifications:

100% Woven polyester material

Soft non-woven back

Dimensionally stable

UV resistant

Highly water repellent

Mildew resistant

Tensile Strength: 348 lb warp, 222 lb fill

Tongue Tear Strength: 36 lb warp, 30 lb fill

Spray Rating: 90

Hydrostatic Resistance: 8″ for 10 minutes, 0 mil

Why not Vinyl?

People also ask what is wrong with using vinyl or a padded vinyl won’t that stop the noise more and offer more protection?

Yes it MAY but as it is not breathable it will cause moisture to build up under both the cowl and cover. This will corrode the motor and damage the paint and decals.

Most people are not aware that a replacement cowl is extremely expensive and if new decals are required these are usually extra and can cost as much as one of our Splash covers.

This is typically what would happen if you made your outboard cover out of a material that does not have breathability such as vinyl or even neoprene which is used on wet suits. They do not have what Polysoft® has!

Mercury-damaged