Re: [Paddlewise] Ext. kayak cover material

At 05:33 AM 11/3/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Leaving my kayak exposed to the elements on top of my vehicle for days at a
>time I am considering having a cover made for the kayak for UV protection.  I
>have two questions.   Does anyone know of a source that makes custom kayak
>covers?   I may go the route of having a local tailor sew a cover together,
>which leads to my next question.  What would be the best material to use for a
>exterior cover?  

I've got a couple of canoe bags from "the bag lady"
http://www.wworks-canoe.com/the_bag_lady.htm

I just emailed to get pricing for a new bag, for a canoe.  I've been quite happy with the
bag lady bags.  They are a stretchy synthetic material that has held up well to regular car topping.  They go on easily and don't have any material that flaps while driving.

I picked up a surfski cover on ebay a couple of weeks ago that was made by Dakine.
The bag is similar to a stretchy towel material.  I don't know how well it will hold up to
sun light.  The bag is snug, on my fairly narrow surf ski.  It would be a waste of money to
buy one and try to fit it on a regular sea kayak.  

If you are handy what you could make, from something like sunbrella, is probably better than some of the kayak bags that I've seen for sale.  They don't look much fancier than a tarp with some straps attached to it.

kirk
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