cockpit cover

carney · 06-08-2006, 05:05 PM

Can anyone tell me what the material might be that my cover is made of ? It is a real light weight material and almost feels like a heavy windbreaker and displaces water. It rolls up very small and does not take up the room of canvas or the weight. thanks.

Downtown42 · 06-08-2006, 05:44 PM

I'm almost sure....100% Polyester 6 oz....

I bought a full mooring cover ( weighs 26#) of the same stuff my factory cockpit cover is.

Works great, lighweight, 100% water resistant.

sonic28 · 06-09-2006, 08:00 AM

i had one made from sail cloth for the light weight on my 35 exit ways 15#s.

Poorsche · 06-09-2006, 11:17 AM

It's might be Weblon -- does it have rip-stop like webbing in it?

carney · 06-09-2006, 08:03 PM

It is like a material on the under side and almost a flexible supper light plastic on top.

Poorsche · 06-10-2006, 06:08 AM

Sounds like Stamoid--

Downtown42 · 06-10-2006, 02:06 PM

No material underneath mine.

carney · 06-11-2006, 10:34 AM

Well every one that has looked at it has no idea, I need a new one so I guess I will try the sunbrella material. Any pros or cons on this?

Downtown42 · 06-11-2006, 02:55 PM

Sunbrella too heavy. Get the lightweight kind like the factory issues.

Poorsche · 06-11-2006, 05:31 PM

check out this website -- http://coversinc.net/ourcovers.php

Description of Materials

Aqualon
9.3 ounce two-ply polyester duck double coated.
Pigmented vinyl resin on the top side.
Underside is coated with a durable water resistant finish.
Resistant to mildew (fair), abrasion (good), water penetration (high), most petroleum products (high), UV rays (good) and a wide range of acids and alkaline liquids (fair).
Five-year warranty against fading and cracking.

Sunbrella
9.25 ounce 100% solution dyed acrylic fabric.
Resistant to mildew (high), abrasion (fair), water penetration (fair)and UV rays (high).
Five-year warranty against fading, cracking and mildew.

Odyssey
100 % polyester-based.
6.5 ounce fabric with an acrylic coating for water resistance.
Resistant to mildew (good), abrasion (good), water penetration (good) and UV rays (fair).
Acrylic clear coat on backing prevents cracking and color transfer.
Three-year warranty against fading and loss of strength.