- Mon Aug 22, 2022 12:50 am
#15501
I'm going to be doing a small repair job on a sailboat bimini in a couple of weeks. The problem is that the backstay passthroughs aren't quite where they need to be and they are getting rub through in the opening and it has caused a bit of tearing. The bimini was well made but the owner admitted that the measurements they gave to the sail loft that built it were a little off.
It's a fairly straight forward repair. The the opening is zipped to a circular opening that has Sunbrella binding around it.
My intent as discussed with the owner is to slightly enlarge the circular opening, patch the tears and add add new binding . My question is about the use of something a little more abrasion resistant than Sunbrella. I've been working with Top Notch 9 on some personal projects on my sailboat in part because it is a good bit less expensive than Sunbrella and I want to see how it holds up to usage before I recommend it.
Top Notch 9 is advertised as being more abrasion resistant than acrylics but advertising is advertising and I don't have enough real world experience to make a call.
Anyone have any advice?
It's a fairly straight forward repair. The the opening is zipped to a circular opening that has Sunbrella binding around it.
My intent as discussed with the owner is to slightly enlarge the circular opening, patch the tears and add add new binding . My question is about the use of something a little more abrasion resistant than Sunbrella. I've been working with Top Notch 9 on some personal projects on my sailboat in part because it is a good bit less expensive than Sunbrella and I want to see how it holds up to usage before I recommend it.
Top Notch 9 is advertised as being more abrasion resistant than acrylics but advertising is advertising and I don't have enough real world experience to make a call.
Anyone have any advice?