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RonR
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Like others I started with a home machine... OLD portable but heavy Singer. It sewed several layers of Sunbrella OK but the difficulty I had was trying to keep uniform stitch length as it didn't have a walking foot.
Simple repair / restitching you can likely get away with less but if doing any fab from scratch IMO Musts include; reverse to lock the stitches and walking foot to feed several layers of material uniformly.
Test any candidate with 6-10 layers of heavy material.
If that sounds like a lot think about some common boat canvas work...
Common seam - 3 layers
Binding - finishing and edge with facing / reinforcing on the inside and turned edge binding is 6 layers - 4 for binding alone.
Windows a min of 2 layers material + min recommended 40 mil the vinyl
The toughest duty is if / where you use track and Kedder welt. The welt is heavier than vinyl window material and you will likely be attaching several layers of fabric and a zipper
Simple repair / restitching you can likely get away with less but if doing any fab from scratch IMO Musts include; reverse to lock the stitches and walking foot to feed several layers of material uniformly.
Test any candidate with 6-10 layers of heavy material.
If that sounds like a lot think about some common boat canvas work...
Common seam - 3 layers
Binding - finishing and edge with facing / reinforcing on the inside and turned edge binding is 6 layers - 4 for binding alone.
Windows a min of 2 layers material + min recommended 40 mil the vinyl
The toughest duty is if / where you use track and Kedder welt. The welt is heavier than vinyl window material and you will likely be attaching several layers of fabric and a zipper
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healhustler
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I love the way a skilled canvas person can shape the bows and sew together a Bimini, dodger, or pilot house enclosure. The skill doing these jobs makes me think of a tailor making a custom made suit.
My DIY was to eliminate all canvas, eisenglass and zippers. I enclosed my pilot house with stainless steel window tracks, edge seal strips and corner pieces. I also wanted no wood filler pieces. The window sliders are 3/8” tinted Lexan panels. The design has stood the test of time and weather, it is weather and mud daubber proof and made cruising in all types of weather much more comfortable.
My DIY was to eliminate all canvas, eisenglass and zippers. I enclosed my pilot house with stainless steel window tracks, edge seal strips and corner pieces. I also wanted no wood filler pieces. The window sliders are 3/8” tinted Lexan panels. The design has stood the test of time and weather, it is weather and mud daubber proof and made cruising in all types of weather much more comfortable.
