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• what's the best waterproofing for a bimini top made of sunbrella??
  • waterproofing
  • Don't know if it's the "best" but we use 303 Fabric Guard
    • Ditto on the 303
    • 303 works for me!
    • water proofing...
  • Been using Thompsons for years
    • could i put the thompsons in a spray bottle and spray it on?
      • I don't see why not.
        • Please...
          • Um, sure.
            • What works better than sunbrella?
              • Just what I was gonna ask. Thanks. Inquiring minds want to know.
              • I'm not unhappy with the Sunbrella,
              • If I'm not mistaken, Jon Eisberg here likes Stamoid? I could be wrong, but I think he built his from that fabric.
                • I like Stamoid too
                  • Nice looking dodger
                    • Another shot, while setting the Lexan
                      • Installed on the boat with Sunbrella UV cover
                        • Sand it
                          • Tried compounding, that helped but replacement was the cure
                • Stamoid is long lasting, but has a different look for sure
                  • The other issue is UV damage to thread
                    • That's one of the reasons I went the 'convertible' route...
                      • Very nice!
                        • There is some ventilation, but...
                      • Wow, DDW, that's really nice.
                        • Thanks! It was a great deal of effort to get the geometry worked out..
                          • DDW's folddown hardtop dodger
                            • Thanks! I can assure you we built it, I still bear the emotional scars....
                              • An absolute helluva job! I think it remarkable.
                              • Looks like an interesting Lazarette as well ??
                                • The lazerette is spacious, and was actually a more challenging engineering job than the dodger...
                                  • Incredible. That boat is a masterpiece.
                                    • That is an understatement Larry!
                                    • Thank! It would be fun to have CW or someone do an article on it...
                                      • Don't let your wife fool you -- she gets off on the attention too
                                      • When you get to Casco Bay give a shout
                                        • Will try to do that...
                                          • I can't add much to the list discussed recently
                                      • If any boat truly deserves a "Yacht Style" feature in CW, it is your ANOMALY...
                                        • Too bad Nautical Quarterly is no longer with us
                              • How do you access the winches...
                                • This was one of the challenges - the hard top must go forward as it goes down...
                                  • Oh the beauty, the function! Complete Harmony! Well done!
                                  • congratulations
                                  • Wow what attention to detail... I am disappointed however.
                                    • Production vs. custom vs. really custom, and some more details....
                                    • If you looked at a range of custom-built yachts
                      • I believe that's about the nicest hard dodger I've seen!
                        • Thanks. Here is an example of the hardware...
                          • Incredible!
                          • WOW clearly beyond the reach of mortal men
                            • Of course how many mortal men happen to have their own CNC machine?
                              • It is all the consequence of a boatbuilding project gone terribly out of control...
                                • I worked closely with a machinest years ago...
                                  • It is amazing what can be done these days...
    • Are you talking about the stuff you use on a wooden house porch?
      • Yeah, it's the same stuff