[Rhodes22-list] Tiller Cover

[L. Sailor]

Dave, 

You are certainly right...sailing beats sewing any
day.... Sunbrella is rather expensive, although it is
wide (52"..I forget. It's been a while since I've
ought any.). Buying materials, then the time...heck,
if you can find a source for that price, it is a
bargain! 

Sunbrella's only enemy is mildew, Brush dust & pollen,
bird doo, etc off the it so the spores have no place
to grow & it'll look great for years.
 
I'll be checking Defender for a RED binnacle cover!

elle

--- DCLewis1 at aol.com wrote:

> 
> Mark,
>  
> Ed and Elle are likely right regarding the
> "sewability" of Sunbrella,  I 
> don't know.  Elle's insight re the thread was
> interesting.   Neither Fran nor I 
> have tried sewing Sunbrella, I'm just reporting what
> I  picked up on the web 
> (actually, I can't point you to an explicit address,
> it's  been a while).  As I 
> recall (I don't have the material in front of  me),
> the material we got did not 
> appear to be unusually stiff, so it might sew 
> easily.
>  
> Regarding Ed's concerns as to how long the cover
> will last, again I don't  
> know,  but I bought a Sunbrella cover and I expect
> it to last several  seasons 
> (see the Defender catalog, the material is
> advertised as  Sunbrella).  I opted 
> against their cheaper "house brand" tiller covers on
>  the theory that I'd 
> rather not have to worry about this again for
> several  years.  I figure the 
> service life limitation should be the service life
> of  the material, and Sunbrella 
> is supposed to last.  We'll see.
>  
> Regarding deep pockets to buy a cover vice making
> it, that may be a matter  
> of perspective. As I recall, our cover cost $23-$24,
> that might be a bogey  to 
> price against. Check out what the material (and
> thread) is  going to cost, and 
> the difference is the "trouble factor" in your
> having to make  it. From my 
> perspective buying the cover was not a lot of $ but
> it did  take a while for the 
> vendor to deliver - both are vendor specific 
> issues. 
>  
> The above notwithstanding, if Sunbrella sews as
> easily as Ed  & Elle report, 
> you or your wife might get some satisfaction in
> making  it yourself.  Or maybe 
> you'd rather be sailing than sewing.
>   
> Dave
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