Canopy materials

[tico]

Looking to replace my canopy
Any thoughts as to the pro's and con's of PVC or Acrylic canvas??
Is it true that you can't use washing-up liquid on the Acrylic canvas??

 

[hlb]

Canvas. It looks much beter, folds up easier and its lighter. Mines about five or six years old and still loos like new. Apart from the seagull shit. Dont know much about the washing up liquid. Mines seen plenty, it dosn't seem to do alot of good. But then again dosn't seem to do alot of harm.

Haydn

 

[ToMo]

You must excuse my mate hlb, he's having a torrid time of late, what with exploding toilets etc, when he sees the word sh1t he comes over all peculiar.
By the way not many people realize that hlb stands for Haydns' lovely boat!
;-)
TôMö

 

[Guest]

I'm getting quotes to renew mine and change colour from Black to Burgundy.. Turns out my existing
one is black PVC, along with the dodgers and seat covers on aft deck. When I asked the guy quoting
the works as to the pros and cons of each, he replied thus: PVC waterproof and easy to clean
whereas canvas not. PVC cheaper than canvas. He sent me a sample of the PVC in Burgundy it looks
ok.. Whilst canvas is more traditional I think the benefits of PVC outway this cos its water proof.

cneighbour

 

[DepSol]

Sunbrella Plus by far the best material IMHO

Dom

 

[hlb]

Re Bolocks

Canvas is water proof too. Well mine is and tents are supposed to be and caravan awnings are.

Haydn

 

[ccscott49]

Acrylic canvas is obtainable with a coating on the inside which makes it totally waterproof.

 

[hlb]

Well, I thought I just said that <G>.

Haydn

 

[ccscott49]

Sorry! Haydn, didn't see your answer! But there is two types, the normal stuff is semi waterproof and the other stuff is actually proofed. You can also get them laudered and proofed, I got mine done by Calibra marine, in Dartmouth, don't know where they sent them, but they did a great job! Still waterproof after 4 years.

 

[hlb]

Wots "Swemi- Proff". Anyway I get the drift.
Yep.
Canvas is waterproof.
But ask for special water proof stuff.

Haydn

 

[ccscott49]

Haydn, heres me thinking you've been around a bit and don't know what "swemi proff" is, I'm ashamed of you!

 

[dom]

Definately canvas, looks better ,packs away neater, and seems to last longer.
Also no condensation on inside so dryer boat.

 

[Guest]

Re: Re Bolocks hlb

I agree that of course tents etc are waterproof so the guy who is pricing my canopy is trying to
bullshit me about canvas, wonder what his motive is.


cneighbour

 

[KevB]

Agree with Dom, the plastic canopies are nearly always wet inside from donsensation.

 

[ArthurWood]

Sunbrella by far the best choice.