How Do You Cover A Boat Deck With Canvas?
A canvas deck is easy to maintain, “moves with the boat” without cracking, is easily repaired and can be painted any color your heart desires. Marine canvas comes in bolts that are 60 inches wide, meaning that you can lay long runs of canvas with fewer seams than you would find in vinyl decking; the canvas is laid lengthwise on the deck in sections 5 feet wide by the length of the deck you want to cover. Figure out how much canvas you will need by measuring–with a measuring tape–the deck you wish to cover, determining both its length and width. Generally, marine canvas is sold in 5-foot (60-inch) widths. If the deck you wish to cover is 5 feet wide by 14 feet long, you will need one pieces of canvas 14 feet long. If the deck is 7 feet wide by 14 feet long, you will need 28 feet of canvas: One piece, 5 feet wide by 14 feet long, will cover most of the deck. A second piece, 2 feet wide by 14 feet long, is required to cover the remaining 2 feet of deck space not covered by the first pie
