After counseling with many on the list.  I then went to a friend in the
canvas business who referred me to another friend who does only truck tarps.
I have gone with Shelter Rite in the 22oz weight (that stuff is heavy but
it's all he uses and buys in huge volume and was $8.50 yd).  The tarp guy
made up the top sheet on his welder for me so that there are no seams
overhead to leak.  I watched the Sail Rite video and spent hours tweaking my
machine to sew with the Tenara thread and used seaming tape everywhere I
could.  Not too far along yet since I have only worked two days but all
seems (and seams) to be going well.  I will fit the top to the radar arch
this morning then  will only need to make the side curtains.  I will get
Jane to post some more pictures later today and try to provide more detail.
Look in "Fall 2010" then scroll down to the last two days. Really cold this
morning so working will be hard till it warms up.

Greg & Jane Bowers

Heart of Gold

http://www.seaplanetearth.com/

Greg has found out the secret some of us learned a long time ago.

The tarps that protect the sides of the big rigs that travel cross
country have to be nearly bulletproof otherwise, the truckers would
not use them.

And, since truckers do not appear to have a whole lot of loose change
in their pockets, the stuff cannot be outrageously expensive.

In Europe, the guys that do the "TIR" (trans-international roadway)
trucks also do the tents that cities have seem to fall in love with.

And, while this tent stuff is not as cheap as $8.50, it is just about
25% of what the marine canvas people will sell you.

The only problem I have seen is that the "window" plastic is just 1
step above crap... which is why I guess I am seeing with those being
quite easily replaceable...

Lee
Izmir

On Oct 29, 2010, at 15:54 , Greg Bowers wrote:

After counseling with many on the list.  I then went to a friend in
the canvas business who referred me to another friend who does only
truck tarps.///

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