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Jan 16, 2024

What type of zipper slider do I need?

Currently have a 2007 Hurricane Bimini cover with a lenszip non locking slider #10 that has broken. Need to replace the slider. The teeth are in good shape.

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Dec 03, 2023

What cleaner will remove tree sap from your boat cover material?

This was a question from Doug in Texas. Doug had a sunbrella boat cover covered with tree sap. The following post was his experiment with removing

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Oct 26, 2023

Looking at the comparisons-Hydrofend is not compared-Where does it fit?

Make a winter storage cover for a boat

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Aug 14, 2023

What kind of material is used to go around the outside edge of a mooring cover with snaps?

I need to replace my bow cover and am going to do my own snaps, but I need to reinforce the edges. What is best for this? Guessing a 1 1/2 to 2 nylon

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Jun 09, 2023

Need replacement separating zippers for the clear enclosure ‘09 330 Searay Sundancer

Zipper has torn away from the track

The zippers for my clear enclosure have ripped on the track that is permanent on the boat from the tower down to the side Do I need an entire new zipper

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Jun 02, 2023

Hem pulling apart from cover

My tiedown buckle straps have pulled apart from the hem seam on my canopy cover. Is there a way to have these resewn back on? And who and where can I have

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May 01, 2023

How can I add a piece of boat cover material to my original boat cover. Needed in order to accommodate the trolling motor.

How can I add a piece of boat cover material to my original boat cover. Needed in order to accommodate the trolling motor. Hi John, How I do it as a

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May 01, 2023

Can I attach the extender at home on the enclosure panels before I attach it to the bars and put it on the boat./

I have trouble attaching my enclosure to the snaps due to shrinkage. On your videos all the zippers are installed with the enclosure on the boat up and

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Apr 17, 2023

Do you sell the type of half zipper pictured.

We need a replacement of this. 75.5 in length... Hi Shelly, What you have here are zippers sewn to keder welt. In order to replace those zippers,

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Mar 12, 2023

Concerned about how hot it gets inside the flybridge enclosure

Our boat stays in the water all year and in the summer we make sure the fly bridge enclosure is closed prior to leaving the boat. My concern is how hot

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