I have been mostly a lurker around here As my user name implies i do canvas work.
My Name is Zack Chapman and i own Brake Marine Canvas. In Morehead City
I am an avid offshore fishermen and would be glad to help anyone out with there canvas needs
You can check out our some of our work our quality is second to no one, we stand behind our work and offer top quality materials like Sunbrella, Stamoid, and Strataglass Please call me and we will be glad to help if we can!
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HAVING ONCE BEEN IN THE MARINE CANVAS BIZNESS FOR OVER 20 NAUTICAL YRS , I CAN TESTIFY FOR BOTH BRAKE MARINE CANVAS AND ALSO LARRY INGRAM'S CANVAS LOCATED ON THE ATL BEACH CAUSEWAY.....FOR I HAVE SEEN THE FINAL RESULTS FROM BOTH COMPANIES....
AND BOTH PUT OUT FINE WORK.......
IN FACT LARRY ENDED UP WITH MOST OF MY INVENTORY OF WHATEVER SUPPLIES A FEW YEARS AGO ........
A COUPLE TIPS WHEN SEEKING OUT CURTAIN WORK/REPAIR/REPLACEMENT
ASK FOR MARINE GRADE THREAD, MILDEW RESSISTANT -UV PROTECTED MARINE VINYL FABRIC....AND ASK FOR 40 GAUGE CLEAR VINYL WINDOWS.....I ALWAYS PREFERRED THE STRATAGLASS CLEAR VINYL....IT IS HAILED AS A SCRATCH RESISTANT MATERIAL AND WITHSTANDS HARDCORE OFFSHORE CONDITIONS....THIS IS A ROLL UP VINYL....
DID YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO STORE YOUR CURTAINS OFF THE BOAT DURING OFF SEASON THAT THEY SHOULD BE HUNG VERTICAL (UP AND DOWN) AND NOT STORED ON A FLAT SURFACE?
AND IF YOU ATTEMPT TO INSTALL A CURTAIN ON A T-TOP AND IT HAS "SHRUNK" TO WHERE THE SNAPS NO LONGER ALIGN EASILY......THAT YOU CAN WRAP THAT CURTAIN IN A BEDSHEET WHEN IT IS AT ROOM TEMP AND PLACE IN IN A "CLOTHES DRYER" TO SOFTEN IT UP........DO THIS FOR ONLY 3--4 MINUTES IN A PREHEATED DRYER.....THEN TAKE IT OUT AND QUICKLY ROLL IT UP IN A BLANKET AND HUSTLE TO YOUR BOAT TO INSTALL........IT WILL BE MUCH EASIER THIS TIME.
Thanks for you words Box We have got to meet!! I helped out a fellow with some grommetts you sent in and thats how i found out about the site i think it was dave skiorisky ( i cant spell)
Any way we use only TENARA thread with all our curtains it has a LIFETIME WARRANTY SEAM FAILURE IS THE SINGLE MOST COMMON REPAIR IN THE CANVAS WORLD. WE DO THIS WITH EVERY NEW CURTAIN SET.