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Steve Raffel
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Initially Posted - 11/09/2001 :  16:21:01  Show Profile
When I took my boat out for the season, I left it for about 2 weeks uncovered. During that time we had no rain. When I went to the boat, I discovered that a gull had left 2 white calling cards. They had eaten through the sunbrella. Catalina wants $92
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MarkTM
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Response Posted - 11/09/2001 :  17:32:37  Show Profile  Visit MarkTM's Homepage
WOW! Bird crap ate through your Sunbrella hatch cover? You must have some industrial strength birds up there. And, WOW! Catalina wants $92 for the cover. I've got to believe your local sail loft can do it for much less. They even have your existing
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/10/2001 :  11:11:43  Show Profile
By all means, try making and repairing your own canvas, and even repairing your sails. It does not require a special sailmaker's sewing machine. I use an entry level White sewing machine, and make all my own canvasses, including a tarp that covers the ent
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 11/11/2001 :  20:10:21  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
Since I'm such a cheap-skate, I'm considering trying to make a Bimini for my 250. I think I can come up with some aluminum electrical conduit for the frame. Only thing I need is to come up with a pattern. Any ideas?

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Ben, FL s/v Chick-a-p
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 11/11/2001 :  21:25:59  Show Profile
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Only thing I need is to come up with a pattern. Any ideas?

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/12/2001 :  12:58:21  Show Profile
Be bold, Ben! You can do this, with or without a pattern. But, if I were you, I would accept Buzz’s kind offer to send you his old bimini top to use for a pattern. If you are going to fabricate your own frame, Buzz’s top might not fit your frame, but by e
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John G-
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Response Posted - 11/12/2001 :  15:58:41  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2> Steve – I spent a long time with a costume designer (NO I will not elaborate!) and she used cheap muslin to make her patterns. That way you can do all the steps including the darts, if needed, and see how real fabr
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 11/12/2001 :  17:26:46  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Hey,

I agree with everyones posts. Especially Steve's. I've used the following company for materials and haven't had a problem. If I recall they have a spot to request a catalog. I am not sure I am ready to sew sails yet, but I am going to try and
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 11/12/2001 :  20:55:00  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
Hi Buzz, Thanks for the offer. I was just about to take you up on it when I noticed at the bottom of your post that your boat is a C-25. I have a C-250 and I know the cockpit is much larger on my model.

Seems like I saw something in tech tips on 250s a
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