: Paul, after querying the lady at nitro shade and awning about the product she
: had it was indeed 10oz cotton duck so thanks for bringing that difference
: to my attention. I had no idea.No word yet on the poly duck locally.Again
: thanks for the info.

Darn it. There is always the occasional "close out" and "special deal". I was hoping that you would get lucky.

Well, as they say, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't" and that seems to be the case here. At least you didn't buy it and get burned.

Check out Utrecht.com. They have precut 6 yard rolls (18 feet) of #10 duck in two useful widths:
-- 60 inches wide is $50.94 (their item number 67178)
-- 76 inches wide is $75.54 (their item number 67179)

If you are building a 16 or 17 foot boat this would be fine. Otherwise you'ld want to get a longer piece of fabric.

Utrecht is not necessarily the best price available, but it is a good benchmark -- and $51 for the fabric for covering a kayak is not unreasonable. If you need a longer length, though, then you'll have to either go for 10 yards (way too much) or contact them about cutting a special length for you.

Of course, if you can find canvas like this locally (or online) for less, then go for it.

If you want, you can use a lighter canvas for the deck -- or even denim -- and a heavier canvas for the hull. In this case you could buy a narrower canvas, and probably save some money there. In addition, there are many lighter canvas and duck fabrics (as well as denim) which come in bright colors, which could save you the task of painting them.

George Dyson's company, Dyson Baidarka, of Bellingham, Washington, seems to be the supplier of a lot of Nylon and Polyester fabrics for kayaks. They come cut to your desired length at a reasonable price. You might want to contact them for samples.

Hope this helps

PGJ