Bimini top fabric

[cbanks]

I am looking for fabric for a Bimini top frame for a pontoon. The frame is a 4 bow, 8' wide by 12' long. Suggestions on where and what type fabric to use. This is an old frame I acquired from someone who had parted out their toon.

Thanks in advance.

 

[EGlideRider]

Re: Bimini top fabric

Sunbrella is a good fabric that is not too expensive.

 

[sbooy42]

Re: Bimini top fabric

very happy with the sunbrella fabric on our new bimini

 

[cbanks]

Re: Bimini top fabric

Everywhere I have found have the replacement fabric only up to 10'. Do I need to find a custom shop for the 12'? I am not sure how to attach the raw fabric to the frame. Have any suggestions or a pattern?

 

[a1nowell]

Re: Bimini top fabric

Try this place http://northstarproductsinc.com/
They made me 2 tops for my 24' tritoon out of Sunbrella and 1 frame for under $500.00. But it was the dead of winter.

 

[fubar007]

Re: Bimini top fabric

I have a uhpolostry seeing machine. Started to purchase new cloth for the Bimini. Ended up purchasing a
New top for what premium canvas would had cost me at the fabric store.

 

[RandyJ]

Re: Bimini top fabric

I agree with fubar... unless you can get a great deal on the material you'll come out as good or better getting one ready to go. There are several distributors. I've installed a few and about all that you have to know is the width and number of ribs in the frame, 3 or 4. I used to work in an upholstery shop and have made tops for bimini's, snap on tops for boats, and dune buggy tops. I couldn't compete with the price they sell bimini tops for and certainly not the quality of factory produced tops.

 

[pom mom]

Re: Bimini top fabric

I bought something similar to Sunbrella at Walmart and made my top using a pattern from the old cover. I'm working on side and front and back to make it enclosed for camping. By the time I bought the heavy duty zippers and the fabric, I suppose I saved half the cost of of buying ready made. I used a commercial sewing machine and the fabric was fairly easy to sew. I tried to put a picture in here, not sure if it worked.
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