$1,195.00
Carbon Fiber Stiletto Catamaran Canopies
Aftermarket Canopy Covers for Stiletto-27 Catamarans made with a Carbon Fiber by Phillips Boatworks on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. They are 200g epoxy carbon twill on the exterior with Alexseal clear coat. They are made from a female mold that was created from scratch at Phillips Boatworks. Construction is a beautiful carbon twill on the exterior.
These are an attractive and lighter weight alternative to the original Acrylic or Lexan Covers traditionally on the boats. Please keep in mind that they are fully opaque and do not let light through into the cabin. The underside can be painted or upholstered and can be lighted to create a similar effect when inside with the canopies closed.
Priced per 1 canopy
** NOTE: PRICE FLUCTUATES WITH RAW MATERIAL COST. CALL FOR LEADTIME AND FINAL PRICE BEFORE ORDERING ONLINE. SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED.
Description
Carbon Fiber Stiletto Catamaran Canopies
These are aftermarket replacements for the Stiletto 27 Catamaran Canopies They are 200g epoxy carbon twill on the exterior with Alexseal clear coat. They are made from a female mold that was created from scratch at Phillips Boatworks.
Construction is a beautiful carbon twill on the exterior. There is a +-90 woven eglass under the carbon twill and this sandwiches 3/8″ core for the best strength to weight ratio. The underside is Eglass.
The product is made with Proset epoxy resin which is wet preg’d with the composite into a female mold with a polished surface. The objective was to make something attractive, that may be more durable than the Acrylic or Lexan Covers traditionally on the boats. They are lighter weight, but of course are opaque and do not let light through into the cabin.
** NOTE: Pricing can fluctuate with the cost of epoxy, core materials and laminates. CALL BEFORE ORDERING ONLINE. SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED.
- Top Layer is Carbon 2k Twill with a Alexseal Clear Coat
- Second Layer is 8 ounce eglass woven cloth
- Core it 3/8″ PVC perforated core for vacuum bagging/infusion
- Core is scored as needed to bend into the compound curve of the canopy
- Edges of the core around the edges of the canopy are planed to 1/8″ thickness so the canopy edges are not so thick as to not seat on the S27 hull recess. Important note! Different boats have different gasket thicknesses around their hull openings for the canopies. You may need to play with the gasket thickness to get an optimal fit. Also note, seldom is there really a “Perfect Fit” and there is definitely not a water/underwater tight fit. They were only ever designed to shed rainwater.
- Inner side laminate is 3 layers of 8 ounce eglass
- Resin is Proset Epoxy (comercial version from West System)
- I recommend that the inner side of the canopy cover get some sort of soft fabric upholstered to it, so it does not scrape the deck paint when you open the canopies. I do not do this though as part of the product because people may have their own preference of an inside cushion fabric layer, or optional ptfe chafe protection strips added to the front of their deck canopies
- Hardware Attachement – You will need to sort out how you attach your opening hardware i.e. the hinges. Normally they are bolted through the canopy cover with some button tab covers on the top side for aesthetics.
- For an upcharge of $100 per canopy we can insert g10 or remove core in the attachment areas. g10 can be tapped and threaded so no bolts go through the canopy, but this requires at least 1/2″ plate which will be a bit proud on the underside and may show some visible difference on the top outer surface over time
- The advantage of the composite covers over the acrylic or even lexan is that they are tougher and more durable. The clearcoat on Black will not last forever, but can be sanded and recoated like any other LP Paint Product.
