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Originally Posted by eyezlow
Big Easy thats a lot cheaper than i have been quoted around my area, thats worth the trip to me whats his name? thanks
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I'll send you a Pm with his name.He's in Chicopee ma.Don't know where you are on the cape so you could be anywhere from 2-3 hours away.
He's actually a fireman who started this business years ago and he's also a boater and fisherman.
His rates are less because he works out of his house,and being inland,the rates are not like they are on saltwater areas.
In reference to the reply by Mikem regarding the mildew,he is correct.My boat sits with all the canvas up for long periods during the summer,and last season I did find several areas of mildew on the inside near the stitching.(that is one downside to the coated fabric,it doesn't breathe like the uncoated stuff)
I searched the web for fabric safe mildew removers and found that plain white vinegar with a little regular hydrogen peroxide Gets rid of it.
I don't know what my canvas guy used for thread,I'm hoping that it was some type of synthetic.I'll have to call him and ask.
I learned my lesson after that and now leave some of it open to let it air out when I'm away.
Abl111,
I didn't go with Strata glass on this boat but I had it on my other,and it held up very well and retained it's clarity better.All types of isinglass are subject to damage from oil based products like suntan lotions and spray waxes like pledge.I know lots of people use the spray stuff like pledge,but it will hasten the loss of the plasticizers needed to keep the vinyl from cracking.
I remember once at a trade show when I was working with a pvc pipe mfg.One of the factory guys was a chemist,and when I was giving him a ride to the airport in my fairly new car,I was complaining about the haze on the inside of my windshield.
He told me that is was from the plasticizers leaving the dashboard material,and that the so called "new car smell",is nothing more than rotting vinyl.I never thought about that new car smell the same was after that.