Sunbrella Boat Covers

[old]

What is the rule of thumb for top stitching a boat cover?

Is it OK to do double top stitching on the main seams or is it best to just do one row of top stitching so as to maintain the water resistance in the Sunbrella fabric?

Also, does anyone have experience using Sunbrella marine fabric?  How do you remove the stitch marks if you have to rip out a seam.  The fabric doesn't seem to be very forgiving.

Help!

Kathyb

[Grebo]

A few of us here use Sunbrella, as with most materials which you don't want to leak. You just get one shot at the seam, if you start un picking you are leaving holes that will leak.
(Some of us use venture tape as well on seams to help seal them).
Not unless your new seam line is inside the old one of course. I believe most of us just fold the seam to one side & do one row of top stitch, sometimes turning it twice for luck,  :D it depends a bit on where the seam is & what it's doing.
You should check out the threads  ::) on needle size & threads they are also important to keep your boat dry.  ;)

[Kenneth813]

- I already referred this to my friend.

Regards

Kenneth

[Cock145]

does anyone have experience using Sunbrella marine fabric?  How do you remove the stitch marks if you have to rip out a seam.  The fabric doesn't seem to be very forgiving.

[Mike]

try to dew in the same holes

[Virgs Sew n Sew]

It's my experience that upholstery fabric period is not forgiving (unless you are using a home dec type fabric).  I think that is because of the size needle you are pushing through as well as the type of fabric.

Virginia