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Title: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: Geech on April 14, 2011, 01:10:54 pm
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
Title: Re: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: Mike8560 on April 14, 2011, 03:26:32 pm
what it you need to do that they are used for? ive never seen them
Title: Re: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: JuneC on April 14, 2011, 03:50:08 pm
If you want enough to last you forever or sell the excess on e-Bay..  Probably cuts to desired length pretty easily with a jigsaw or Dremel.

  http://www.trimlok.com/detail.aspx?ID=10017

June
Title: Re: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: Eric on April 15, 2011, 03:51:42 pm
I just convert to snaps on premier boats. June's link looks good also.
Title: Re: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: BigJohn on April 16, 2011, 07:43:33 am
The first time I saw this system at a boat show I thought it was a good system, but the more I think about it I have concerns about the clips getting brittle with age and breaking or them breaking when pulled off not down & off.
Title: Re: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: Mike8560 on April 16, 2011, 06:47:55 pm
A friend ofine had a odd clip
system on his tonnoncover on his pickup I was. Alayna resewing the clip ans they would break  too
Title: Re: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: scarab29 on April 17, 2011, 05:04:19 pm
Snaps
Title: Re: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: Geech on April 18, 2011, 05:40:31 am
Thanks everyone for the replies, my first instinct was to say "I'd prefer to replace it with snaps" but the owner was very "proud" of his unique fastener system and seems to want to keep it.

Greg
Title: Re: Premier Pontoons J Clips - anyone have a source?
Post by: 69Mach1 on April 18, 2011, 06:02:38 am
Your out of luck!!! Premere Marine only, they are about buck a peice!!  I would never convert to snaps if it had that system...very nice!! call them direct,
651-462-2880..

Mark