Has anyone made their own canvas??

[TBird]

Joann's Fabrics is selling Sunbrella for amout $16/yard. I have been thinking of buying a cockpit cover but may instead by the canvas and pay someone to do the sewing. It seems like a pretty straightfoward project since it wouldn't require zippers. Probably save a few hundred bucks.

Wondering if anyone has done this successfully.

 

[tobnpr]

Do you know how to make the template?
Not sure why you think you're going to save money...you're going to pay someone to do the sewing...that's what the canvas shop does...

 

[No Name Sea Ray]

Oh I would never say it is a straight-forward project. To get the curvature of the windshield alone sounds tough. I just had a custom one made and there are all sorts of cutouts and darts, and it is alot of material to be working with. Good Luck!!!

Check with these guys for a ready-made one, you install the snaps- www.greatlakesboattop.com

 

[Groucho]

There are lots of projects worth doing yourself, I don't think you would save much after all is said and done.:smt009

 

[Sea Ray Mark]

I made all new canvas for my boat and a few others over the past couple of years. Don't try to tackle a job like this if you don't have a lot of time and patience. You can save a ton of money but it's much more difficult then you think. I have to give the professional canvas guys a lot of credit for what they do. It ain't easy! Mark

 

[SEARAY290]

I bought a book and a used sewing machine-made a few small projects before tackling the cockpit cover on my old Formula. Not easy coaxing all of that fabric thru the machine. I had alot more time than money at that point in my life. I'd reccomend buying a book and reading up on the process, then decide if you want to tackle it, or let your checkbook do the job.