New Canvas - color suggestions
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When we got our new bimini, the new dodger was not ready so we set up the old dodger with the new bimini, both in Seagrass Green. The colors were virtually identical! But don't let that influence you to choose Seagrass, I like the fact that it is still not that common, easier to spot in a crowded mooring!
I will likely replace my bimini this fall. Present one that is Sunbrellas toast/tweed is about nine years old. I can't say that I notice a discernible temperature difference with the lighter color vs captain navy that I had on a previous boat. One thing for sure is that the lighter colors tend to show more mildew stains than the darker colors. I am leaning to replacement with captain navy again. To those of you who have had new covers made recently, did you have the canvas maker use Tenora type thread or the usual polyester thread?
On the Gulf Coast? If you use polyester thread you will be taking your canvas back to the shop for stitching repairs several times before your sunbrella is shot. Anything you saved by not using Tenara will be offset by the hassle and expense. And then there are those restitching holes.
I love your two colors, great idea.
We have Navy, have since 2006 and it looks good still. No deterioration at all, a tiny bit of fade maybe.
Friends boat used one of the tweeds and the main cover deteriorated along the entire top in 10 years. it also ripped at the stress points so I would steer clear of the tweeds. I am always impressed by the big boats wearing tan or gray, just looks more classy to me than green.
Still learning the site. Did not realize the reply button existed. You are very fortunate not to have faded. It goes sort of mint greenish. Ours is in sun every day on San Francisco Bay. I will go for the dark gray sort of charcoal that is on our helm seats, which have never been removed and look perfect. Maybe your Sunbrella is a different formula in some way.
A colour I see lately and absolutely love it is brown. Hopefully this link will work. http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2011/Jeanneau-Sun-Odyssey-409-2604343/Empuriabrava/Spain
It's simply an example of which one I mean.
It's simply an example of which one I mean.
It used to be the red, orange, yellows really faded, but I think they overcame that at the factory. I have the brighter Seagrass Green bimini/dodger, also. There aren't too many like that. Most Bennys have the Hunter green- or is it Forest? My bimini has lasted 10 years, but it's problems are more the stitching than the fabric itself. It has been on the boat year-round since the solar panels bolt through it. I have it here in the condo right now so I can restitch it during the heat wave going on.
We had some tan sunbrella covers for on-deck stuff, mildew stains showed up pretty quick.
I like the stamoid suggestion. Very durable. I wont be using sunbrella again; either hard top or stamoid
I like the stamoid suggestion. Very durable. I wont be using sunbrella again; either hard top or stamoid
I had Green from previous 2001 owner, still ok its Sunbrella.
BUT Green only if you like birds and byproducts..........gonna change to silver if I can afford it.
I hate birds now!
Guan
BUT Green only if you like birds and byproducts..........gonna change to silver if I can afford it.
I hate birds now!
Guan
We also put the cadet gray on our OC 400. We had the piping done in green to match the cove stripe. The second boat using this color. It has held up well.
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Hmm, I was always told it was the other way around, as dark colors absorb heat, where light colors would reflect it. Maybe it has to do with prigment shielding of ultraviolet.
For a color, I was thinking of beige, as it goes with any wood colors you have on the boat.