Attaching enclosure canvases

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4thCoastPontoon
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Attaching enclosure canvases

#1 Post by 4thCoastPontoon » Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:54 am

Planning my pontoon rebuild when I finally get one, hopefully next year.

My buddy has a pontoon with a half enclosure. It is attached with snaps all around the rigid frame. However, it's a bear to get on and off, and basically leaves it on all the time.

Does anyone have any thoughts about attaching an enclosure via zippers? Thinking about a snap-on "header" with a zipper, then just sipping and unzipping the surrounds all around the enclosure, leaving the "header" snapped to the frame.

Thoughts?

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Re: Attaching enclosure canvases

#2 Post by grouser » Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:12 pm

A zipper may work well. i would talk to the canvas shop your dealing with and see what they say. On another note there is a tool available for removing/unsnapping snaps that takes all the strain off the canvas and your fingertips. I always use it
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Re: Attaching enclosure canvases

#3 Post by BobG » Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:04 pm

Mine is all zippers to the biminis, and all snaps to the tin.
Takes 15 to 20 minutes to put up/take down, but I leave it up all summer - it protects the boat.
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#4 Post by Seon » Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:42 pm

grouser wrote:...On another note there is a tool available for removing/unsnapping snaps that takes all the strain off the canvas and your fingertips. I always use it
It also helps to dab a little dielectric grease on the snaps :wink: .
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