An assembly including a boat and a cover. The cover covers and protects
the boat. The boat is provided with one or more covered portion, and one
or more uncovered portion. The cover includes a protective covering, and
a boot. The protective covering defines a tolerance cut out adapted to
receive a portion of the one or more uncovered portion when the
protective covering is covering the object. The tolerance cut out has a
length, a width and a perimeter. The boot is provided with an upstanding
material flange, and a sealing system. The upstanding material flange
extends about the perimeter of the tolerance cut out so as to define an
opening aligned with the tolerance cut out, the upstanding material
flange extends upwardly from the protective covering. The sealing system
is positioned upstream of the tolerance cut out and on the upstanding
material flange for sealing the upstanding material flange along the
length of the tolerance cut out.