Canopy material .

[Captain Coochie]

I fancy having a go at making a new canopy for my river cruiser . I have two that i can use as patterns but not sure where to source the canvass and window material .
Any ideas ?

 

[sarabande]

https://www.sunbrella.com/en-us/textiles/marine/marine-canvas

Kayospruce always have a good stand at boat shows and seem popular on the forum.

https://www.kayospruce.com/index.asp?selection=Custom&pg=Fabric Guide



I have a Press n Snap tool you can borrow for eyelets, fasteners and poppers.

http://www.hooverproducts.com/

 

[Captain Coochie]

Thanks , i think i will use the poppers rather than zips . Have you ever tried doing a zip up after a heavy day navigating !

 

[coopec]

I fancy having a go at making a new canopy for my river cruiser . I have two that i can use as patterns but not sure where to source the canvass and window material .
Any ideas ?

I have no idea what a "canopy for a river cruiser looks like" but I wonder if it could be made of glass/epoxy?

I have to make up a dodger for the yacht I am building and one of the designs I am considering is like the yacht pictured. I'd attach light ply to the frames and then lay up one(?) layer of epoxy/glass over the top and then remove the ply. I'm sure it would be a fairly simple job.

 

[Poignard]

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I have a Press n Snap tool you can borrow for eyelets, fasteners and poppers.

http://www.hooverproducts.com/

Is that machine capable of setting large eyelets of the type used in the corners of sails?

 

[coopec]

Is that machine capable of setting large eyelets of the type used in the corners of sails?

Maybe it looks like this?

 

[Captain Coochie]

More like a pram hood

That was the last one i had made so i'm looking to make a new one and another for my run about .

 

[coopec]

What a beautiful looking boat.
If I had that I'd like to do the canals through Europe and maybe the Danube from the Black Sea(?) through to Ulm(?) in Germany

 

[Captain Coochie]

What a beautiful looking boat.
If I had that I'd like to do the canals through Europe and maybe the Danube from the Black Sea(?) through to Ulm(?) in Germany

Thankyou She needs a bit of work as the last time was 14 years ago but most things have been made and ready to fit .