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Originally Posted by pelican
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canvas,right ? fiberglass skin ? you make the choice...
"skin tops" are a t-top with a simple "skin" of fiberglass,not the cored finished top,such as what's on standard on a contender...it's a much better,longer lasting product,than canvas.canvas,such a sunbrella,is a real poor choice,stamoid is a much stronger,longer lasting product than the sunbrella
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I'm very familiar with all the options and cost is very different between them. I personally like a fabric top on many boats no matter the size. Some of my favorite looking boats are Merritts, those older Merritts and Rybos look so classic with stamoid and sunbrella. On my personal boats I've had a foam core canopy, a skinned, and Sunbrella. They all served their purpose. I will also say adding or moving things like, riggers, antennas, radomes, lights, etc. require more thought on a material canopy. That said, it doesn't take much to cut, hem and grommett sunbrella, and it's never been a big deal to replace or restring Stamoid or Sunbrella/Haartz. You may not get the service life out of fabric, obviously, you'll still get years.