??? about clear plastic
A lot of people around here have covers made for their
boats that will go around the front deck or a rear deck,
custom made of fabric and heavy flexible clear plastic
sown together, and it usually snaps and zippers in place. I
don't know what to call them. What I'm mainly interested
in is the plastic. Can anyone tell me some specifics about
it so I have an idea what to look for, and maybe even
where to get it? |
dh
Nov 19
2005
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| Shops that do custom convertible top replacements are another source of
high quality flexible clear plastic. Dan |
Dan
Nov 20
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| Weather canvas. Tent maker. Or, do your own, all it takes is a needle and palm. We got out material at a fabric store, and made frames from semi
flexible chiney rod fibergalss material. Some one here has made his bimini cover (intended primarily for a
sunshade) using old fire hose inflated with air for a framework.
Says it works good, and ya can't hurt you head on it. Yup, really. Terry K |
Terry
Nov 19
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| Lots of choices, but I suspect most is vinyl (aka polyvinyl chloride aka
PVC). I've bought most from Wal-Mart's fabric section, but for rigid stuff
I went to US Plastics
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/category.asp?catalog_name=USPlastic&Category_Name=62&Page=1&utm_id=1&utm_term=clear+plastic+sheet If you make up patterns, I suspect your local convertible top maker will be
more reasonable than the marine suppliers. Roger
derbyrm@NOSPAMearthlinkNOSPAM.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~derbyrm |
Roger
Nov 20
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| http://canvasdealer.com/clear_vinyl.asp |
Ernest
Nov 19
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| Ask around for someone who does "boat canvas" - they will have, or
know where to get, that plastic. You might also look in the Yellow Pages under "Plastic" for suppliers
of plastic sheet and other materials. |
Peter
Nov 19
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| http://www.canvasdealer.com/
JR
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JR
Nov 19
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| Isinglass. |
Bill
Nov 20
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| The top is called a bimini. The front (toward the bow of the boat) is
called a dodger. The other side pieces are called side curtains. We had some that came with the boat from the PO. Eventually it got
scratched and fogged and so Bob ordered some more and replaced it. I
don't know what it is called though so I'll have to ask him. grandma Rosalie |
Rosalie
Nov 19
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