On Dec 23, 12:26*pm, "Bill McKee" wrote:
"Loogypicker" wrote in message

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On Dec 22, 6:03 pm, "Bill McKee" wrote:





"nom=de=plume" wrote in message

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"John H" wrote in message
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Thanks to all for the suggestions, especially Harry and the plum (try
a sewing machine!).

Comments appreciated. I found a shop that'll do the job. Now I'll let
it dry out a bit and take it in.

Again, thanks

I guess you don't know how to use one. You should learn.

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Nom=de=Plume

I can see you have never tried to sew the middle of a large canvas cover
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I have. When I built my hovercraft, I sewed all of the skirt myself. *Most
home machines do not have enough clearance to get a large heavy cover ripped
in the middle in to the machine. *Edges are fine, but not the center. *My
wife has a Bernina machine about 30 years old. Lots of power and will sew
even naugahyde for the engine pad, but I had a rip in a cover a few years
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The best are the very old Singers. A lot of pros still use them. But
back to the task at hand, I guarantee that you can get more into the
throat of a standard sewing machine than you think. Pain in the ass?
You bet! But you can do it. My uncle home made a tent camper (which
worked slick as hell BTW), and he sewed every single bit of the
canvas, including cutouts for the windows, zippers etc. on a standard
sewing machine.