Understanding NV ranges
to better protect your boat
For every need or boat model
there is a boat cover solution
Protecting your boat, the crew, or your onboard equipment doesn’t always follow the same logic. Depending on your model, your usage, your needs, or the availability of equipment, NVequipment has a range of solutions.
Spécifik NV, Flex by NV, Access by NV, and services: This page will help you understand the differences between our product ranges so you can find the boat cover that best suits your boat, your style, and your expectations.
SPÉCIFIK NV
The right protection for your model
Your boat model is not fitted with any specific equipment developed by NV Spécifik.
NV is a range of boat covers designed for specific models: sprayhoods, bimini tops, awnings, enclosures, storage covers, and cockpit covers.
A range designed for seamless integration, reliable performance, matching style, and long-lasting comfort on board.
FLEX BY NV
A versatile range for boats without custom covers
Is there no specific cover designed for your model of boat?
Flex by NV is a range of protective boat covers that can be adapted to the most common boat configurations.
A reliable, affordable, and quick-to-install range of covers to provide shade, preserve exposed areas, and protect your boat for the long term.
ACCESS BY NV
Ready-to-use accessories for easy installation
Are you looking for an ingenious accessory that’s available quickly and easy to install?
Access by NV is a range of covers to meet simple, everyday needs on board: comfort, storage, sun protection, covers, and equipment for mooring and winter storage.
Practical boat covers designed to enhance your boat trips without undertaking a technical project.
| Criteria | SPECIFIK NV | FLEX BY NV | ACCESS BY NV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principle | Custom boat covers for a specific model. | Protection adaptable to multiple configurations | Ready-to-use equipment, available quickly |
| Sun protection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spray / cold protection | ✓ | – | ✓ depending on sail products |
| Mooring & wintering | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Protective covers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| On-board comfort | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Storage / accessories | – | – | ✓ |
| Boat type | Sailboat, motorboat, RIB, large yachts | Sailboat, motorboat, RIB | Sailboat, motorboat, RIB |
| Compatibility | Custom-made / specific to the listed model | Adaptable to numerous configurations | Compatible with numerous boats depending on product |
| Number of references | Over 15,000 products | Range in defined sizes | Range of accessories available in-store |
| Colors | Wide choice of colors from the NV color chart | Several colors depending on products | Colors defined depending on products |
| Material types | Acrylic, PVC, technical components depending on the product | Acrylic, PVC, technical components depending on product | Acrylic, PVC, Sunbrella® Source depending on products |
| Lead time / availability | Made to order | Faster than specific development | Available in distributor stores depending on stock |
| Where to buy? | NVequipment Retailer | NVequipment Retailer | Magasins distributeurs partenaires |
| Installation | Sold by Retailers / professionals | With retailer / professional depending on product | Partner distributor stores |
| Warranty | 3 years | 2 years | 2 years |
| Ideal if… | – | My boat has no specific [option] but I want an adaptable technical protection | I want to equip myself quickly with a useful and simple accessory |
NV services at every stage
in your boat’s life
Keep your equipment in good condition, season after season
SAILING SUSTAINABLY AND RESPONSIBLY
Boat covers are constantly exposed to the sun, salt, damp, handling, and the weather. When chosen carefully, well maintained, and repaired whenever possible, they can last longer on your boat.
NVequipment also provides after-sales support with services designed to extend the life of your boat covers: replacement canvas, replacement parts, care advice, and support from our retailer network.
Cloudy windows, torn canvas, faded color: if the structure is still sound, replacement parts can extend the life of your boat cover without having to replace the whole structure.
Zip, fasteners, straps and other components can sometimes be replaced to restore your boat cover to full functionality.
Cleaning, drying, storage, and things to avoid: following the right practices helps preserve fabrics, windows and seams over time.
Are you trying to decide between several options, or can’t find the boat cover you need? An NVequipment retailer can help you find the best solution for your needs.
FAQ
Specific boat covers are designed for a particular model of boat when the corresponding equipment is available in the NVequipment database. A modular boat cover, such as the Flex by NV range, is designed for boats that do not always have a custom cover designed, offering products that are tailored to the most common configurations. Access by NV is a range of ready-to-use accessories that are available more quickly to enhance comfort, storage, or equipment protection on board.
The first thing to do is look up your boat model. If a Spécifik NV cover is available, it will be the best fit. If no specific boat cover is available, there may be a solution in the Flex by NV range. For a simple, immediate need—such as a cover, a seat, a sunshade, or storage—the Access by NV range may have the quickest solution.
No, it’s not a question of lower quality, just a different approach. A custom designed cover is designed for a specific model of boat. An adaptable boat cover is designed to fit a variety of boat configurations. NVequipment maintains the same high standards for both ranges: robust materials, meticulous finishes, and ease of use, designed to stand the test of time on your boat.
Inexpensive boat covers may seem appealing at the time of purchase, but their limitations can become apparent more quickly: wind resistance, fit, UV resistance, quality of fasteners, material wear, comfort, and repairability.
When you choose NVequipment, you’re choosing boat covers that are specially designed for marine conditions, with a better fit to your boat, carefully selected materials, a network of retailers, and services to ensure your boat covers last. It is also a more responsible choice: replacing products less frequently, caring for them, repairing them whenever possible, and minimizing the impact of prematurely replacing boat covers.
Cloudy windows, worn-out canvas, damaged parts or worn-out components don’t always mean you have to replace everything. Depending on the condition of the structure and the type of boat cover, you may be able to replace the canvas, a part, or follow proper care procedures to extend the life of your boat cover.