Need some help finding an unusual item for a boat cover

[bassn386]

I won't go into a long drawn out explanation, but my pontoon cover was damaged and I have to find the round foam insert that goes into the bottom of the cover just below where the snaps are. I believe it's there to provide a kind of strain relief for the cover as you pull it down to snap it to the boat.
The guy I took the cover to to be repaired can only find the 1/2" diameter foam and he says what's in there now is 1".
Does anyone have any idea where to get this stuff?
Thanks in advance for any help!

[Bamaman]

You can go online and search for foam rubber. Any type, thickness, size and firmness required is available.

I warn you that good quality foam rubber is very expensive stuff. If you need a specific pattern to fit your need, it's often cut with a electric kitchen knife.

[bassn386]

Bamaman, this stuff is cylindrical and goes in the hem near the bottom of the cover. I understand it's sometimes used in vehicles at the edge of the headliner. I think I found a supplier online. The guy who is working on the cover doesn't have access to the internet, so I'm trying to find it.
I asked the dealer where I bought the boat about a new cover and he said it's somewhere north of $1,500, plus the labor to apply the snaps, plus they have to have the boat and I'm 100 miles from them and no trailer.

[cwag911]

Did you call your ins company?They might replace it for you.

[bassn386]

Carl, I haven't done that yet. Might give that a try next week.
Thanks!