After a fair amount of discussion, we've decided we're going to have a new cratch cover made. Now we need to decide who to have it made by, what to have it made of, and how we want it to look.
The last question is the easiest to answer. We quite like the cratch cover we have now but it has plastic "windows" in the sides and we want to be able to cover those. So we want roll down covers for the window panels.
What to have it made of is a little more difficult. We really like the look of canvas covers but I'm guessing they wouldn't be totally waterproof. It seems they can be treated with some sort of waterproofing but I wonder how well that works.
The plastic/PVC, or whatever it is, cover that we have now is good from the point of view of waterproofing but we notice that condensation is a problem on the under side of the cover. We are forever getting wet backs as we climb in or out of the cratch area.
Opinions on the different materials would be great!
I've emailed a couple of suppliers to see what sort of price we'd be looking at. We're hoping it can be done while we're at Aston Marina over Winter.
We are two Australians who lived the dream and spent 20 months as liveaboards on narrowboat Parisien Star. Life before.... during.... and after.
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Hi
I have very recently had a new cratch cover supplied and fitted by kinver canopies. Very pleased with results. .
No connection ...just a satisfied customer
Can be seen here
http://nbmoondarra.blogspot. co.uk/
Regards
Chas
Hi Elly,
Good to see you're enjoying yourselves, especially out in weather like this without a stove!
Re the new cratch cover, don't go for anything less than marine grade material. It is treated to be waterproof, & you can buy a product to keep it that way. Also, make sure the firm uses "twist & lock" fasteners rather than poppers.
Plastic will fade & go thin within 18 months or so. And poppers will rip off. We've seen it happen on other boats.
Hope this is helpful,
Heth x
Chas, thanks for the comment. We're in contact with them as one of the possibilities.
Heth, I've asked about the type of fasteners. Wonder if they charge more!
Elly
Yeh, sorry Elly they do charge more but it's worth it lol.
Hethx
Hi, Elly / Mick Just have covers fitted over the clear plastic its a lot cheaper. Alan.111
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