Only Doughboy liners for Doughboy pools?

[GomezAddams]

I'm trying to buy a liner for my Doughboy pool. I talked to a pool supply store who was happy to sell me a replacement liner until they found out it was a Doughboy pool. They changed their tune telling me that you *must* use Doughboy liners in a Doughboy pool. They couldn't tell me why, just that "generic liners won't work".

Seems to me to be BS. I can't see anything magic about the Doughboy pool. The liner overlaps the top of the pool, so it isn't like there is a special receiver involved.

I have noticed the pool measures a bit under 28' (27' 9" one direction, 27' 11" measured 90 degrees from the first measurement). So, I figure the actual diameter to be 27' 10". Is that 2" difference from 28' critical?

A Doughboy replacement liner is $1200. The best generic liner I can find is around $600. The pool is 15 years old, so I don't want to drop a bunch of money on it.

Has anyone put a generic liner in a Doughboy pool?

 

[ajw22]

Seems to be a bunch of comments like these about quality of the Doughboy liner and to compare the weight and thickness of a Doughboy liner against others.

Recommended mil range for custom liners for semi-inground pool

We are in the process of recessing a Copper Canyon model Doughboy. I am looking to do a custom liner and am unclear on the recommended mil. Can I do a 28 mil liner intended for an in-ground pool? I prefer the custom patterns and not sure if this would be too heavy for an above ground pool that...

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[mariane]

We put a Doughboy in a Doughboy. The liners are thicker and installation requires stretching the liner as it fills with water. Don't know about using the generic but we wouldn't/didn't do it.

 

[Bama Rambler]

As long as you buy a 28' liner you'll be fine. If your pool has a deep end you'll need to buy an expandable liner.

Doughboy has a proprietary bead system on their beaded pools, but the only issue with their overlap pools is that they're a bit of an odd size (28' instead of the normal 27'), but a lot of people make 28' liners for doughboy pools.

 

[GomezAddams]

Follow up: I ended up buying a doughboy liner. I bought a beaded liner and adapter clips. The local doughboy dealer assured me that installing the beaded liner would be a lot easier than the overlap liner, and it ended up being a bit cheaper than the overlap liner.

Even though the final cost was half again as much as a generic liner, I figured that putting a new liner in was a lot of work, and I wanted this to last several more years.

 

[mariane]

Have you started to install it yet?
How is it working out?
Do you have to stretch the beaded liner? (using the overlap has to be stretched when there is a deep end )

 

[GomezAddams]

Have you started to install it yet?
How is it working out?
Do you have to stretch the beaded liner? (using the overlap has to be stretched when there is a deep end )

No, waiting on a sunny day over 70 degrees. And considering the hefty weight of the Doughboy liner, I need a helper with a strong back to help get the new liner in the pool. Have to wait until isolation is over.

My pool bottom is flat, so no stretching to worry about.