Date:         Wed, 24 May 2000 22:07:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From:         Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Screen on pop top canvas.
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Hmm . . .  I wonder if whomsoever makes the 3-window variety pop-top canvas (Ron, is
that you?) could be convinced to make one with the no-see-um netting?  Thoughts?
Marc Perdue

Dave C wrote:

> on 5/24/2000 2:06 PM, Chris R. Rowland at cr_rowland@YAHOO.COM wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the floppy mirror fixes. Mine would flatten against the side of the
> > Westy as soon as it experienced a wind speed of 70 MPH. That becomes
> > cumulative
> > in a head wind.
> >
> > My question is regarding the screen on my poptop. It is beginning to tear and
> > I
> > want to know what techniques to use to prevent it from becoming worse and the
> > best method of repair.
>
> I don't know if there is a "best method".
> One could , depending on the size of the tear, use a standard whip stitch to
> bind the two sections together.
> Another option would be to use fiberglass screen door fabric to sew on a
> patch ovre the afflicted area.
> Still yet another option is to use duct tape as a temporary repair.
> And last, you could visit a specialty outdoor retailer and buy yourself some
> "no-see-um" netting by the yard and and replace the entire thing. The
> benefit of the latter is more pest control as the weave is tighter than the
> stock netting.
> Soon, I'm going to replace all stock netting with the no-see-um type.
> The coolest option would be to get a new three window canvas and put
> no-see-um netting in before installing. (This is what I'd really like to
> do!)
>
> Cheers,
> Dave C.
> Williamsburg, VA
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