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I scoured the web for the past hour trying to find a source for these "new to me" items, maybe someone else has come across the same situation before. 

Apparently Premier Pontoons uses a perhaps "proprietary" fastener system for their covers - for all I know it is a common standard channel those with more experience would call by another name, but $116 for a 100 piece kit sounds a little ridiculous to me but perhaps it is the manufacturer direct price that sets me off into this train of thought.

https://shop.pontoons.com/store/detail/217/canvas_covers_enclosures_tops/2003/j_clip_kit_c/

I was wondering if anyone else has come across these and knows of a vendor selling a more reasonably priced alternative to the only option I've found so far.

Thanks
Greg

Long story short - I was burned by a customer to the tune of $1800 on the balance of his job.  I have a contract signed by him stating he's in the wrong, but I know the complicated battle is not going to be worth the trouble associated with collecting the balance due.  In reality, I'll lose more money  by wasting time and costs on such a pursuit, but I can't let go mentally and need advice.

I'm reminded of the movie "A Bronx Tale" and trying to convince myself that by "paying $1800" for this guy to go away, I'm better off.  The problem is I can't let my mind accept I've been burned by this clown and move on.  Does anyone have any advice on "letting go" which I obviously have a hard time doing?  I more than earned that money, I'm really proud of the job, but when I see the photos of my work instead of a feeling of pride I'm overcome with resentment over the ordeal.

Any help would be great, again - I'm legally in the right spot, but its simply not worth the time and money to chase down a deadbeat who I now know has larger financial concerns than this balance to me which results in even less of a chance of satisfaction ever happening.

Thanks
Greg

Home from the honeymoon less than a week and find the place has gone to hell in a hand basket... such is life for the small business owner I guess, boy I miss that beautiful view from St. Pete Beach... if only i could go back one week in time and enjoy it again!

Daydreaming aside, an irate customer sent me several rather fuming emails late last night about his white vinyl seats showing the pink sew foam through it when it gets wet supposedly staining the vinyl each time making it worse the more it gets wet.  I have never heard of such a complaint and have used this same brand sew foam for years now.  The vinyl is not junk either (or at least my opinion of it is its not junk) and is Morbern Baypoint White.

I'm going to see if Mr. unhappy customer will calm down enough to have a civil discussion (currently his approach is to get my attention by threatening to bash my name on local boating forumns and take me and his boat to the local courthouse without even giving me the benefit of the doubt on my taking care of the problem - do I know how to pick them or what?) and bring the boat by this week to see it first hand so I can provide more details if needed to get to the bottom of this. 

In short - did I make a mistake by using this combination of this colored sew foam purchased I believe from our friends at DLT (no fault even hinted on their behalf of course, just mentioning it so that you all know it was quality stuff and not some junk bought in an alley) and this white Morbern vinyl from a local source or do you think I perhaps got a bad run of vinyl? 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, unfortunately at the moment is sounds as though I'll be redoing the entire job with new vinyl and this was not a small undertaking in the least so I'm a little more than disappointed in the bad news my customer has shared with me regardless of his approach at handling a problem.  A 20' upholstery redo that turned into a full restoration with new side panels, motor box (dog house), rear seats, back to back seat and basically everything made from wood replaced leaving only the stock plastic captains chair original - now sound as though they'll all need recovered. 

Some days you just want to throw in the towel you know...

Any and all advice greatly appreciated

Thanks
Greg

What is your minimum temperature to work with Seamark if you fit your canvas to your projects?  I have 65 (F) degrees as the minimum in my mind, but I'm so screwed on a job right now I figured I'd ask what everyone else says.

I was supposed to be working on a houseboat enclosure last week that was sidetracked 12 different ways for 40 different reasons, and tomorrow as I plan on showing up at the marina first thing in the morning - tonight's low is going to be 39F and it will only be 42F at 9 AM and a high of 54 at 3 PM.  It looks like I lost a day, but this guy is going to kill me at this point when I call to tell him because I missed two warm enough days last week.

So I have two questions - what is the safe minimum to use SeaMark without having it sag in July when its 85, and how do you handle customers who want to choke you because they're hoping the enclosure is done tomorrow and it simply is impossible to start it tomorrow?