Alternatives for Mariner cloth
Hello Dan- First, the sail plan for the Mariner and the Phodes is different. The mast height is not the same. You will not have much luck there. However, the booms are very close and you will find the cockpit tents and sail covers to be interchangeable. As for alternative cources, there are a few. www.sailrite.com is a great company to deal with. They are a do-it-yourself-marine-clothhouse. They will sell yon materials and templetes for any proejct that requires sewing. I made a sail cover for my main and a sail bad for my job. It will save you some money but probably not enought to justify your time. Sunbrella is a $%#th to sew, even with an industrial sewing machine. Next time, I will have someone else do it. If you go this route, you can aska local canvas/sailmake. It is their off season up North and they usually are looking to make deals to keep themselves busy over the winter. A second alternative, which I think is very good, is to see an automotive apolstry company. My father-in-law just have some canvas work done for his powerboat that was 40% of what a local sailmaker wanted. The only drawback is that he used convertible (auto) canvas rather than sunbrella. But I would imagine that stuff is pretty durable also. Good Luck, Craig
