[C320-list] Bimini & Dodger protection- Suggestions?

[Chris Burti]

Sailmaker put a gray plastic material on the leading edges of the Bimini.
Looks sort of like duct tape but it has held up well now for over two years.

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Irving Grunes <igrunes at gmail.com> wrote:

> We use a vinyl fabric that we call a sacrifical patch and replace it every
> year.
> Irv Grunes
> #851
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Bernie Garrett <berniegarrett at telus.net
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > As with many others I have the issue of the boom riding over the top of
> the
> > dodger and front edge of the bimini and am planning to add some
> reinforcing
> > fabric at those points to stop it scuffing and wearing away the canvas. I
> > colleague suggested leather, but I know some boats have used synthetic
> > fabric patches to go over the points of wear. Any suggestions what would
> > work best and sources for such fabric?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Bernie
> > ---------------------------
> > Antares Hull #88,
> > Point Roberts, WA
> >
> >
> >
>



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