Premium 6 oz polyester (sold per foot)

Description

POLYESTER uncoated * 6 oz. *  64" wide
SOLD BY THE FOOT

EXPECTED TO BE IN STOCK THE 2ND WEEK OF FEBRUARY.  YOU CAN ORDER NOW SHIPPING WILL BE DELAYED.

I have been working with a small specialty Mill looking for a fabric for my boats. The new Premium 6 oz. fabric has a very tight weave and a very smooth finish.  It feels to lightweight to use on a skin boat but it’s looks are deceptive! The mill says that compared to our original 8 oz. and this fabric it is actually much stronger because it is made with higher quality fibers and has a better weave.

If it has a drawback it is that it has virtually no shrinkage left. They use a pre-shrunk fiber so there is no shrinkage to speak of. So you must sew this tight around the frame. The tight weave makes that easy to do and with only very small pull holes.  Drum tight no problem. The smooth weave also makes for a very nice finish once painted.

The Premium 6 oz is made in America by a Mill that makes small runs of specialty fabrics for some unusual uses. They had never dealt with skin boats but were very helpful with the technical side of choosing a fabric.

The price reflects the quality of this fabric but remember not to focus on just the price of the fabric, keep in mind the total cost to the boat. There is nothing that comes close to the quality and low price of my boats!

Even though we have had no reports of any problems with any coating on this fabric, keep in mind that you should alwasy test andy coating before applying it on the finished boat.