Material for a Cockpit Awning

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I'm wondering what sort of material to use. I've come across Blue Performance awnings which are made from a very lighweight material, something like a very heavy spinnaker cloth. There's light and heavyweight canvas as well. I would have thought a lightweight material would flap around more? Perhaps I'm wrong. Regarding colour, I assume light grey coloured is better than anything dark or heavily coloured.

Any practical suggestions please?
 
Sunbrella is reckoned to be one of the best material but I used acrylic from Kayospruce which I've found is excellent. Used for the sprayhood and cockpit cover. The spray hood is getting a bit tired after 12 yrs but the cockpit canopy is still almost new as it does not get used a lot. A lot of advice from Kayospruce if you call them.
 
certainly go for a light colour - i used a cream colour, might have been called antique white or similar. Type of material might be controlled by usage and application are you envisaging it keeping the sun off (light use!) or the rain and how often?
 
Sorry I don’t know how to post a link on my phone but google “98% green shade netting”. My wife made a cockpit awning out of this or something very similar . Very good indeed as gives shade and the wind blows through it so not too flappy.
 
I know its not very ‘marine’ but we used a couple of cheap shower curtains. The Admiral trimmed them up and hemmed them. THe beauty of it was that the eyes were already in them ready for the elastics.
 
savageseadog said:
I'm wondering what sort of material to use. I've come across Blue Performance awnings which are made from a very lighweight material, something like a very heavy spinnaker cloth. There's light and heavyweight canvas as well. I would have thought a lightweight material would flap around more? Perhaps I'm wrong. Regarding colour, I assume light grey coloured is better than anything dark or heavily coloured.

Any practical suggestions please?
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My preference is for Topgun which is a very durable fabric and does not flap much in the wind due to its weight (although the cover design has a bearing on this too). They make a slightly lighter weight version which is coated on one side only (called Topgun 1S) which I have used recently for window covers. I have been using Topgun for making my own covers for 13 years.

Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk
 
If you look at lidl website they have cheap awnings . Bought one last year in triangle shape and worked well to keep sun( remember that?) off the bow cabin when in Ocean village rigged over a line from mast to bow.
 
ashtead said:
If you look at lidl website they have cheap awnings . Bought one last year in triangle shape and worked well to keep sun( remember that?) off the bow cabin when in Ocean village rigged over a line from mast to bow.
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I was actually more concerned about keeping the rain off.
 
My awning and pram canopy I first had made using sunbrella which was great at keeping the sun off but when it rained water would come through and drip into the cabin and down the back of my neck when helming.

I have now had my pram canopy remade in a water proof rip nylon and its solved the water problem and even in the most torrential subtropical rain storm no more water dripping inside.
 
Walk along to North West Heavy Textiles Chadwick Street, I think, They'll sort you out.:encouragement:
 
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