Has anybody used the Sunbrella Supreme boat cover material ??
 

Has anybody used this material for making a boat full cover?Its a pretty new material and has a felt/flock backing bonded to the bottom side.To me it seems to be soft,shallow nap,but is it soft enough not to scratch/chafe my new paint job.It will not see anything towing but in the slip it gets real windy some times.

What do all think?

Rob:drink:

material
http://www.trivantage.com/marine/fab...unsupreme.html
http://www.sunbrella.com/fabric_search.php?fs=pacific

researched
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...oat-cover.html

I use the Sunbrella Supreme on all the full covers and cockpit covers that need to stay waterproof. All the Liberator cats I sell are custom painted. The Supreme doesn't scratch and it is supposed to be completely waterproof. The regular Sunbrella will leak after a year or so. What good is that when you're trying to cover it to keep it dry. It costs a bit more, but well worth it.

Thanks for the reply,thats good feed back, thanks
Rob

Hey anybody else using the new Sunbrella Supreme fabric on there painted boats?????


Here is a close up pick of the top side of the Supreme.

Im still wondering if I need to ad a softer material in the high chafe ares?

Thanks for any advice

Rob:drink:

Here is the bottom side,its kinda a feels like a felt on a pool table,I tried getting close.

Rob...what did you end up using?:coolcowboy:

I am using the Sunbrella Supreme.so far it looks to be OK,the material is heavier makes it a little harder to handle,It seems stiffer like it has starch, prob the water repellent, the main thing is the thread on the seams, my guy put a extra piece of material on the seams and did a single stitch,so it doesn't have as much thread against the paint, It hasn't been long enough to test it on the paint, IF I need a softer material on the blue areas were the old cover chafed it.

the only other thing is its not breathable ,but I haven't seen any moisture under the cover.

sorry for not finishing the thread.

Rob:drink:

I just ordered a cockpit cover from P&G using sunbrella supreme. I have high hopes as well. When you say you've found moisture ( and not to question your guys work), Is the cover vented correctly? I'd imagine venting would become a critical part when using such a waterproof material in a confined space like that.

Sunbrelkla Supreme
 

We used it to make a rear cratch cover for our narrowboat last year - it's on now for its first winter in a very exposed and rainy/snowy marina. It won't sew with a domestic machine - we just about managed the rear cover but it will not handle a front cover. The flock backing adhesive clogs needles quickly and the layers on seams are too thick. We will use it to make a front cover, but we have an industrial sewing machine to help.