Marine vinyl and canvas swatches fanned out on the workbench

Marine Upholstery Materials

Name: Seamline Boat Upholstery & Marine Canvas
Price range: $$$

Vinyl, canvas, clear panels, foam, thread and interior materials, with what each maker says about care and use.

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Close-up of open-cell quick-dry foam with water passing through the cells

Foam for Boat Cushions Quick-dry foam for cushions that get wet, closed-cell where you step, standard foam only in dry cabins.

Fan of marine vinyl and canvas sample swatches on a ring

Marine Fabric Brands Seat vinyl from Morbern, Spradling and Nautolex, canvas from Sunbrella, clear panels from Strataglass and EZ2CY.

Edge of a clear marine vinyl panel with navy binding and a stainless zipper

Isinglass vs Strataglass Isinglass is the old word, Strataglass is coated clear vinyl that rolls up, and EZ2CY is rigid acrylic that is not sewn.

Sheet of grey and black two-layer foam boat decking with routed lines

Foam Decking for Boats Foam decking is closed-cell PE and EVA foam with an adhesive back, made by SeaDek, Hydro-Turf and others.

Roll of light grey foam-backed headliner fabric with a corner peeled back

Headliner Vinyl for Boat Cabins Boat headliner is usually marine vinyl on a thin foam backing, with perforated vinyl or a hull liner as options.

Roll of charcoal snap-in marine carpet with a bound edge and stainless snaps

Marine Carpet for Boats Marine carpet is UV-stabilized synthetic pile, sold snap-in, by the roll, or as wipe-clean woven vinyl.

Close-up of white marine vinyl grain with a double-needle seam and a water bead

Marine Vinyl for Boat Seats The best marine vinyl for boat seats in Florida sun is an outdoor line with UV and mildew inhibitors, such as Morbern.

Close-up of navy Sunbrella acrylic canvas weave with a stainless snap

Sunbrella vs Marine Vinyl Marine vinyl for seats that get wet, Sunbrella woven acrylic for tops, covers and cushions in the shade.

Close-up of a white PTFE thread seam on navy canvas

PTFE vs Polyester Thread PTFE thread such as Gore Tenara is guaranteed to outlast the fabric, while polyester thread weakens in the sun.

What we look at first

How the seat or top gets wet and how fast it dries
How much sun hits it when the boat sits uncovered
What the maker's care sheet allows

Materials

Lines and colors

Color names from each maker's current card.

Line	Maker	What it is	Colors on the card	Source
Silvertex	Spradling	Marine vinyl, 44 colors on the card	Ice Sand Plata Champagne Jet Marine Blue Mandarin	Spradling page
Breeze with Permacool	Spradling	Leather-look marine vinyl with a heat-reflective finish	Bright White Sand Dollar Cognac Navy Graphite Arctic Sky Champagne	Spradling page
Bayside	Morbern	Marine vinyl for seats and cushions	White Lt. Sand Sky Grey Navy Empire Tan Espresso Greige	Morbern page
Sanibel	Morbern	Marine vinyl for seats and cushions	White Off White Sharkskin Storm Glacier Sea Chalk Ocean Blue	Morbern page
Seabrook	Morbern	Chemical and flame resistant vinyl	Sea White Chalk Deep Sea Midnight Hot Orange	Morbern page
Brisa	Ultrafabrics	Breathable leather-look polyurethane for salons and cabins	White Iceberg New Sand Night Navy Quicksilver Putty Ginger	Ultrafabrics page
Sunbrella Horizon	Sunbrella	Marine vinyl with four-way stretch in three textures	Capriccio White Capriccio Dover White Capriccio Cloud Capriccio Cadet Grey Capriccio Navy Capriccio Flax Textil White Sorrento White	Sunbrella page
Nautolex flooring	OMNOVA	Marine vinyl floor covering on a 74 inch roll	Black Storm Gray Interwoven Warm	OMNOVA page
Stamoid Top	Serge Ferrari	Coated fabric for covers and tops, not for seats	Snow White Pearl grey Cloud grey Sand Navy Royal Blue	Serge Ferrari page
EverSoft foam backed headliner	EverSoft	Headliner vinyl on an antimicrobial foam backing	White Bright White Off White Silver Stone	EverSoft page
AquaMat marine carpet	Corinthian Marine	Snap-in marine carpet, berber and cut pile	Silver Mist Desert Sand Thunder Grey Soft Grey Charcoal Mariner Blue Suede	Corinthian Marine page
SeaDek	SeaDek	Closed-cell EVA foam decking	Black Storm Gray Cool Gray White Beach Sand Mocha Navy	SeaDek page

Screen colors differ and shades shift between production runs, so ask us for samples before you choose.

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Marine Upholstery Materials

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