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Factory OEM Boat Canvas Identification 
Carver® Custom-Fit™ Boat Covers 
Carver® Styled-To-Fit-Fit™ Boat Covers 
Boat Shade Kit ($524.00 , SALE PRICE: $487.32 (End of Summer Sale) to $684.00 , SALE PRICE: $636.12 (End of Summer Sale)) for cockpit or bow of any Lowe® boat |
Lowe®: We have factory original (OEM) canvas/covers for Lowe boats, as well as Custom-Fit™ and Styled-to-Fit™ Boat-Covers and Motor Hoods for Lowe® boats (Email us) and (Email us for 1997-2011 SunCruiser Pontoons OEMcanvas/covers)
Factory Original-Equipment-Manufacturer (OEM) Canvas for Lowe® boats: Our team patterned and manufactured the Factory Original-Equipment-Manufacturer (OEM) canvas for Lowe® Pontoons, fishing and hunting boats boats from 1992 to current.
We produce new canvas (diagram explaining what each piece of canvas is called) in ClimaShield Plus(tm) fabric. We often offer ANY color ClimaShield Plus(tm) to match your personal taste (these colors may not be available from the dealer). Note: Zippers on OEM Lowe® canvas are size #8 (6 teeth/inch). Many(NOT All) Lowe® Pontoon Bimini Tops have zippers for curtains. Lowe® installed the snaps in their boats, canvas and covers at their factory, so we cannot install the canvas snaps for you because we do not have locations (see Canvas/Snap Installation to learn about installing snaps). We can only sell canvas and covers direct for Lowe® boats over 1 year old. Windows are made with 30ga Eisenglass clear vinyl window material. Specifications, care and cleaning of ClimaShield Plus(tm) , 30ga Eisenglass clear vinyl and other canvas materials are detailed below. In some cases (if the boat mfgr is out of business for example) you can upgrade the windows to Strataglass coated clear vinyl (approx. 50-60 percent more cost), however the standard Eisenglass (clear vinyl) will last for many years with proper care, cleaning and storage. We utilize our library of 1,000's of patterns to produce new, "made-to-order" Factory Original canvas for your Lowe® boat. This is the same canvas originally offered from the Lowe® Factory and sold by your local Lowe® dealer (local dealers may only go back 5 years or so however, and charge local sales tax, which we do not charge except in SC and FL). No other canvas manufacturer has these patterns or the ability to produce the exact factory Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) replacement canvas and covers that were offered from the Lowe® Factory when your boat was new.
Please be sure that you have the Factory Lowe® frame or matching canvas.
Size #10 (5 teeth/inch) and #8 (6 teeth/inch) zipper comparison and measurement |
Additional Shade for Lowe® boats : When its hot you can never have enough shade. Our Boat Shade Kits (starting at $524.00 , SALE PRICE: $487.32 (End of Summer Sale)) extend shade over the cockpit or bow (can even be used like a Spray-Dodger) and can be put up or taken down in minutes.
Folding T-Tops to fit Lowe® boats: Our T-Topless™ folding T-Top` fits most Lowe® center console boats. This top lowers (or removes) in less than 15 minutes to store your boat in your own garage or storage building/shed, potentially saving $1,000's per year in storage costs (or let you pass under a low bridge). The T-Topless™ folding T-Top is made of solid, yet lightweight, 1-inch diameter welded 316 Stainless Steel tubing with Sunbrella® canvas and install in an hour on the Stainless Steel windshield grab rails of Lowe® center console boats.
Factory Original-Equipment (OEM) Covers for Lowe® boats : We offer Factory OEM Bimini-Tops, Enclousres and Snap-On Pontoon Playpen Covers (typically in durable Sunbrella®) to fit your Lowe® boat perfectly.
Custom After-Market Covers for Lowe® boats : We also offer after-market Carver® Custom-Fit™ Boat Covers (from $239), Styled-To-Fit™Boat Covers (from $229) and in Sunbrella® marine fabric (the best quality, breathable fabric for covers) as well as some excellent high-quality, but less expensive materials, that are designed as a precise fit using measurements taken from your particular model of outboard motor.
Lowe® Boat Resources:
9.25 ounce (per square yard) 100% Solution Dyed Acrylic marine top fabric
is a tough, water repellent (Fluorocarbon coated), UV resistant,
color-fast (the acrylic fiber is dyed before the fabric is woven),
breathable (will help keep things dry) woven fabric,
manufactured by Glen Raven Mills in Anderson, SC, USA.
Sunbrella® is available in a
wide variety of colors.
The name Sunbrella® is synonymous with the finest outdoor fabric in the world.
Sunbrella® withstands sun, wind, and rain while remaining beautiful for years
and is backed by a
10-year Limited Fabric Warranty.
The water repellency of Sunbrella® can be improved by
cleaning and applying
"303 High Tech Fabric Guard" periodically.
Sunbrella® was offered from the Factory for the OEM Canvas
we make for most boat manufacturers, including:
Sea Ray®, Boston Whaler®, Chaparral®, Sea-Pro®,
Rinker®, Larson®, Grady White®, Regal® and many more.
RNR-Marine™ offers all
"Sunbrella® Marine Top Fabric" colors
(boat dealers may only have black), including popular
Black,
Captain Navy,
Marine Blue,
Mediterranean Blue Tweed,
Pacific Blue,
Forest Green,
Logo Red,
Jockey Red,
Dubonnet Tweed,
Linen,
Linen Tweed,
Toast Tweed,
Silver,
Beige and many more.
To insure consistencey and avoid mis-matches, the factory original colors
may only be offered for many boat manufcaturers.
Colors will appear differently on your monitor than the actual fabric application.
waterproof Sunbrella®,
developed by
Haartz® engineers who have expertly waterproofed Sunbrella®,
the premier woven acrylic fabric, by
undercoating the Sunbrella® fabric with a textured marine grade vinyl.
SeaMark® offers the best of both worlds -
a beautiful, colorfast fabric with the added durability of vinyl.
This "acrylic vinyl" 16 oz./sq.yd. fabric has superior seam and tensile strength,
backed by a 5-year manufacturer's warranty, and is available in
many Sunbrella® solid and tweed colors.
SeaMark® was offered exclusively or as a factory upgrade option for OEM Top Canvas
on many
Sea Ray®,
Boston Whaler®,
Formula®, Chaparral®, Rinker® and Regal®
convertible, bimini, sunshade and camper tops
for example.
Not all colors may be available for every canvas product.
Colors will appear differently on your monitor than the actual fabric application.
waterproof PVC coated, polyester reinforced vinyl "Top" fabric
is a slick, semi-shiny, durable, non-breathable, 60% higher cost fabric,
backed by a
5-year Limited Fabric Warranty.
Although Stamoid® is made in a
variety of colors, we typically offer only white (Ivory for Grady White®),
as used on many yachts.
Some of our Factory OEM canvas was offered in
Recacril® 9 oz./sq.yd. Solution Dyed Acrylic marine fabric
manufactured by Recasens® USA.
as selected by the boat manufacturer.
Recacril® is a 100% solution dyed, 9 ounce (per square yard) acrylic fabric
for marine and outdoor use.
It has a Flurocarbon/Resin coating to repel water and offer excellent UV resistance
and is woven in
over 50 solid colors
and over 80 stripes,
although only a limited selection of solid colors are offered for our marine canvas.
In some cases, Recacril® is no longer offered for factory OEM replacement canvas, curtains or covers,
and a similar (not exact shade in some cases) color Sunbrella® fabric is used as a replacement.
(Herculite®)
Regatta® vinyl-laminated polyester yacht fabric
is slick, semi-shiny, durable, non-breathable, waterproof canvas (~7.5oz per Sq Yd) fabric,
backed by a
5-year Limited Fabric Warranty.
We offer Weblon® in
ANY "Weblon® Yacht Fabric" color:
White,
Ivory,
Black,
White-top/Mist-Blue-bottom,
White-top/Driftwood(gray)-bottom,
White-top/Foam-Green-bottom,
Ivory-top/Sand-bottom &
Burgundy-top/White-bottom.
Not all colors may be available for every canvas product.
Colors will appear differently on your monitor than the actual fabric application.
Some of our Factory OEM canvas is offered in ClimaShield® Plus fabric
as offered by the boat manufacturer.
ClimaShield® Plus is woven with Dowco®'s Color-Lok® polyester yarn
(solution dyed so the fibers that make the threads are individually dyed)
to provide superior fade resistance, product longevity and durability.
Inclusion of water-resistant anti-microbial coatings make this fabric resistant to the growth of mildew.
pigmented vinyl coated (always white vinyl on the inside),
9oz./sq.yd. 2-ply polyester fabric
with a 5 year manufacturer's limited warranty, commercially offered in a variety of colors.
Some of our Factory OEM canvas is available only in the original, white Aqualon® fabric
that was offered by the boat manufacturer.
Aqualon® is a pigmented vinyl coated (always white vinyl on the inside),
9oz./sq.yd. 2-ply polyester fabric
with a 5 year manufacturer's limited warranty, commercially offered in a variety of colors.
acrylic-coated 100% woven polyester 11.5 ounces (per square yard) fabric (600 denier)
is made by MarChem® CFI in New Haven, MO, USA
using a proprietary process
to coat both the top and bottom,
thus allowing the fabric to be completely reversible.
Water repellect Top Gun™ fabric is characterized by
excellent strength, durability,
tear and abrasion resistance,
dimensional stability, UV and mildew resistance,
and is backed by a
5-year Limited Fabric Warranty.
We offer Top Gun™ in very few applications.
Solution Dyed 100% Acrylic 9.5 oz./sq.yd. marine fabric
is used for
Console-Covers,
OEM Seat-Covers,
OEM Leaning-Post-Covers,
Bow Covers,
Cockpit Covers and
Mooring Covers.
This durable, 9.5 ounce per square yard fabric is colorfast and mildew resistant,
and is backed by the
Sunbrella® 10-year Limited Fabric Warranty.
Sunbrella® is the premium cover fabric in our opinion, since it is tough,
breathes and the fabric is woven with solution dyed acrylic fibers,
which last longer than polyester and retain colors extremely well.
Sunbrella® is made in the US (Anderson, SC) by Glenn Raven Mills®,
and is offered for all of our Factory OEM canvas and covers,
as well as our Carver® after-market
Custom-Fit™, Styled-To-Fit™
Boat Covers and Bimini Tops.
100% Solution Dyed 9 oz./sq.yd. Polyester fabric
(in Grey, Tan, Navy Blue or Black)
is used for
TTopCovers® T-Top/Hard-Top Boat Covers and
T-Top Center Console Storage Curtains.
Top-Notch® Elite® is breathable, reversible, water repellent, UV resistant,
dimensionally stable (won't sag or stretch) and mildew resistant.
Because the yarn is solution dyed, color fastness is very good.
Top-Notch Elite® is backed by a
5-year Limited Fabric Warranty.
100% Solution Dyed 8 oz./sq.yd. Polyester fabric
(in Navy Blue or
Black)
is used for
T-Top Boat Covers and
T-Top Center Console Storage Curtains.
Weathermax-80® is 100% solution dyed polyester
incorporating UV resistant characteristics for long-term color and strength retention
along with excellent breathablity and abrasion resistance.
The HydroMAX® finish raises the bar of hydrostatic performance and
delivers unsurpassed water repellency, mildew and oil resistance
without relying on environmentally unfriendly coating compounds.
WeatherMAX® has
anti-microbial properties
and a minimum UV resistance of 1000 hours
but only weighs 8.0 oz. per square yard
due to the use of a filament rather than a spun yarn like acrylic fabrics.
Excellent for anything from horse blankets to tough outerwear to marine grade tarps.
WeatherMAX® is backed by a
5-year Limited Fabric Warranty.
heavy duty, 600-denier, 7.6oz./sq.yd. solution dyed, marine grade polyester fabric
with a 100% polyurethane finish coating with a
is used for
Carver®
Custom-Fit™, Styled-To-Fit™ Trailerable and
Over-Top Boat Covers,
Universal Seat-Covers and
Universal Leaning-Post Covers.
100% Solution Dyed polyester means Sun-DURA® colors are part of the polyester fiber itself,
rather than the dye adhering only to the surface of the fibers.
7.6 ounce per square yard marine grade polyester offers superior resistance to harmful UV rays, fading, mildew, tearing and overall wear-and-tear.
Carver®'s own unique finish provides exceptional water repellency while maintaining breathability for the health of the boat.
Made in USA by Glen Raven Mills® (North Carolina manufacturer of Sunbrella®) for Carver® Industries.
Carver® Sun-DURA® is backed by a
7 Year Limited Warranty.
Some of our Factory OEM canvas is offered in ClimaShield® Plus fabric
as offered by the boat manufacturer.
ClimaShield® Plus is woven with Dowco®'s Color-Lok® polyester yarn
(solution dyed so the fibers that make the threads are indvidualy dyed)
to provide superior fade resistance, product longevity and durability.
Inclusion of water-resistant anit-microbial coatings make this fabric resistant to the growth of mildew.
pigmented vinyl coated (always white vinyl on the inside),
9oz./sq.yd. 2-ply polyester fabric
with a 5 year manufacturer's limited warranty, commercially offered in a variety of colors.
open weave vinyl covered polyester "Standard Mesh Solids" fabric
(very breathable) is used on
Gear-Nets and Mesh Windshield-Covers.
Although there are a
wide variety of Phifertex® colors,
most Gear-Nets and Windshield-Covers are Black, Grey or White.
premium, flexible Urethane-coated poly-vinyl-chloride (PVC) sheet "glass" (60% higher cost)
engineered to be ultra clear and resistant to the damaging effects from the sun's rays,
environmental fallout and scratching from handling.
It also blocks out the UltraViolet (UV) spectrum of light (90% UVA, 99% UVB, 99% UVC).
Read more about
Strataglass® advantages.
Strataglass® is available in 20-mil (0.020"), 30-mil (aka 30ga = 0.030" thick),
40-mil (0.040") or 60-mil (0.060" = ~1/16") thickness.
The 40-mil is available in a clear, light smoke or dark smoke tint,
which is a special order (adds another 10% to the cost and 2 more weeks).
We recommend 30-mil for fishing boats, since the thicker vinyl is hard to roll up offshore.
Yachts may use 40-mil or 60-mil (even more costly) when the vinyl is seldom (if ever) rolled.
Strataglass® claims a
5 year life expectancy (care & exposure dependent),
but notes that many yacht owners see 10 or more years of use with proper care.
