Covering the decks with canvas, which was then painted with paint to seal and protect the surface of the decking is an old method. How old? I don’t know that exactly, but in the tech specs. for the construction of a star class yacht from 1924r is a provision that the deck can be covered with cotton canvas “8 ounce per square yard” then painted with paint. Such deck protection was given to the L 1936r, the aforementioned. old rebuilt by us from scratch, and more recently the canopy of the superstructure of a certain small motorboat. The original canvas was only suitable for removal but we reproduced the new one without any problems.
The poly-urethane painted canvas gives a resistant, easy to maintain and slightly non-slip surface. Unfortunately, with major damage once the fabric tears, it is not possible to make local repairs without compromising aesthetics.
It is worth remembering that glued canvas soaked in paint (in our case poly-urethane) DRINKS like crazy. The first v-value is 400% of standard consumption II-200% III-150% IV-100%
