Just to be clear, they don't make sails out of sunbrella. (it would be a
super low performance sail. Wouldn't keep its cut and stretch
characteristics)
But, they often make sail covers. That actually gets ALOTTTTT more
abuse.....

-Craig

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:

> Sunbrella flimsy? Hardly... sunbrella is used extensively in Sailmaking,
> awnings, etc. it is solution dyed, so it has wonderful lightfastness.  Think
> of a carrot versus a radish. Sunbrella is dyed all the way through like a
> carrot, whereas most fabrics are like radishes, colored on the outside only.
>  A 12 ounce Sunbrella can take very rigorous abuse.  Just think of a sail,
> the constant exposure to sun, wind, sea air, etc. Tough stuff.
>
> I don't think it's appropriate for indoor use, although the company make
> some indoor fabric.  I'm pretty sure that Sew-fine uses nylon fabrics and
> nylon threads. Pretty durable stuff. Glass tend to filter a lot of UV too. A
> good coat of scotch gurard, and nylon should last for many years.
>
> Troy
>