hey Abl, ltns, hope all is well! Just my opinion here and i do have some experiance as i fabricate a few enclosures here and there since i retired. There is a lot of difference in the different plastic available and a wide price range, you get what you pay for. As far as plastics goes, i pretty much only use staratagass in a minimum of .030 ga and i use .040 a lot as well. either one is fine. Another brand name O'sea is also very good. Insist on tenera or solarfix pfte thread, will never rot or degrade, it will add about 10% normally to the cost but its well worth it. It is very hard to sew , tenera, so there are a lot of shops that wont use it, i would move on until i found someone who does. I havnt yet used the solarfix, but hear it is as good as tenera. After your curtains are made and installed , the maintenance and care are where it will be determined how long they last.
I polish mine roughly monthly with a lot of use. I also dont put a brush on them, doing so scratches the protective coating on the polished plastic. Just hit it with a hose and air dry it, is what i prefer. Never leave them rolled up after use and if you take them off the boat all together, hang them up or lay them flat with sheets in between them.hope this helps, craig
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