bimini roof

JohnCostelllo

I have a 2008 260 Express cruiser
 My top or roof on my boat is getting tired, it is a fabric with a vinyl coating on it
Does any one know how preserve it or get some extra life out of it 

Thanks

Liberty44140

I had the same thing, I replaced mine through @boattech01 and I made sure to get sunbrella only and not that awful vinyl coated Sunbrella 

JohnCostelllo

Is it vinyl sunbrella?????

It feels much heavier than sunbrella 

Liberty44140

it it’s sunbrella with a knife coating of vinyl on the bottom side. The vinyl makes it super water proof but it doesn’t last as long and cracks and gets covered in mildew. Straight sunbrella is lower cost to buy and you can just spray it with 303 every couple of years to keep it water proof 

PickleRick

I can vouch dont use cheap canvas.  I got a sewing machine to make custom sailboat covers 2 seasons ago. The cheap stuff is good to learn on. My winch, fish finder and front hatch cover were faded in a season. 


There is a canvas superior to sumbrella, made by a German company. They use it on many high end convertibles.  Some of the fj40 guys had used it on soft tops.  I don't think it shrank like sumbrella which is an issue when putting your soft top back on after a topless summer.

rasbury

Topless Sumer? Where does that happen?