| If you are in the market for boat covers, | | | | only after years of using boats covers canvas |
| canvas is the way to go. This sturdy, heavy | | | | will become permeable and perhaps allow some |
| duty material will give your boat the best | | | | elements to pierce between its threads. This |
| protection possible from the sun and other | | | | is true of all material, having stretched out |
| weather, as well as any other uncontrollable | | | | over time and widened the weaving between |
| elements and factors. In terms of boat | | | | threads. Because of its tight weave and heavy |
| covers, canvas is the heaviest, thickest | | | | weight, especially in boat covers, canvas |
| material available and will assure good | | | | will last a lot longer before this occurs |
| preservation of your boat. | | | | than most materials. |
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| Canvas is actually made of cotton and is | | | | Canvas is used for many other things besides |
| woven in a very simple under-over tight | | | | storage boat covers. Canvas can also make an |
| weave. As a cloth and for boat covers, canvas | | | | excellent canopy for your boat, much like a |
| comes in two different types: plain and Duck, | | | | bimini top, helping to shade you from the sun |
| with the threads of the Duck canvas being | | | | while you are out on the lake. It is also |
| more tightly woven. It is also graded in two | | | | used by artists because of its thickness and |
| ways, by weight and by number. The numbers | | | | ability to stretch. This makes the media on |
| are in reverse of the weight, so a higher | | | | which the paint goes smoother and slightly |
| number equals a lighter material. | | | | porous, absorbing the oil paint better and |
| | | | more evenly. |
| In the past, canvas was made of linen and was | | | | |
| not as good of a solution for boat covers. | | | | By the same token, when choosing boat covers, |
| Canvas today, however, is made of cotton, | | | | canvas allows for a more solid, even covering |
| referred to since the early 20th century as | | | | of your boat, and you can dye or paint it |
| "cotton duck". This material has a tighter, | | | | much like an oil painting so that you can |
| more mechanical weave and stretches more, | | | | give it style and flash. After all, even when |
| meaning that you can get a tighter fit around | | | | your boat is covered, it should be eye |
| your boat for greater security against water, | | | | catching. In regards to boat covers, canvas |
| dirt, and other external factors. | | | | gives you a lot of options and a great sense |
| | | | of contentment with little worry about how |
| While canvas is not impenetrable, it will | | | | well your boat is protected. |
| last for years with no risk of leakage. It is | | | | |