Covering material

[inwe]

After much interest in various materials for this job, I took a sample along of a material that I used, to the Thames Raid. This was a lightweight material that I had used for Calluna. Quite a few liked this and one or two expressed the same opinion. So much so that I will engage in a bit of advertising.
I got this from a company called ' Acorn Canvas ' , who are on line. Go to their website click on ' miscellaneous materials ' . You want to look at PVC lightweight. It is only available in blue.

It can be GLUED with 'pipe weld' from any builders merchant and sticks like the preverbial.

Happy days.

Richard

[Timmo]

Definitely interested. Thanks Richard. 

Tim

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On 6 Jun 2018, at 12:44, inwe [via UK HBBR Forum] <[hidden email]> wrote:

After much interest in various materials for this job, I took a sample along of a material that I used, to the Thames Raid. This was a lightweight material that I had used for Calluna. Quite a few liked this and one or two expressed the same opinion. So much so that I will engage in a bit of advertising.
I got this from a company called ' Acorn Canvas ' , who are on line. Go to their website click on ' miscellaneous materials ' . You want to look at PVC lightweight. It is only available in blue.

It can be GLUED with 'pipe weld' from any builders merchant and sticks like the preverbial.

Happy days.

Richard

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[Grldtnr]

Would this material and fixing method work for a boat tent Richard?

Whilst convention dictates a sewing machine for such work, will pipe weld give me an easier time?

I do imagine ending up like Paddington bear , with marmalade in my fur!
( My beard anyway)

[inwe]

I have used this material on a cover for my Cally Yawl. She is moored on the water. Takes a shape well and is held down by elastic straps through eyes. All this is quite easy to make yourself. No sewing as this would let in water. Plan well and take care. The gluing has to be done fairly quickly as pipeweld goes off in seconds.

Richard

[inwe]

I did forget to include to use an overlap of AT LEAST  2 inches preferably 3 - 4 inches for any joints.

Richard

[Grldtnr]

I envision a twin hoop tunnel design for my Dabber ,so shouldn't be difficult to make,one central seam ,and two sleeves for hoops,using plastic gas / water pipe fitter to the rowlocks.

The hard bit would be tailoring the ends.

[Chris Waite]

This stuff looks quite the ticket

Just so's we all know - apparently, it is not a breathable fabric, so condensation is likely to be more of a problem than with tent material....

And that from someone who's been lurking under polytarp when camping in his boat for the last five years odd.

Well moisten my space

CW

(I have just about completed a proper, if badly made, tent for Polly Wee - more of this another time)

[Alan]

My skin-on-teak boat has an inner layer PVC calendared nylon, with a waterproof coating on the nylon side. I used pipe cement (containing tetrahydrofuran) to glue the overlaps; I think the system of gluing PVC coated fabric with pipe cement could even be used for skinboats.