Boat Shade Fabric: Why Soltis 86 Lasts

The fabric is what stands between your crew and the Florida sun, and it is where cheap boat sun shades fail first. Here is why ours last.

Serge Ferrari Soltis 86

We build with Soltis 86, a premium marine shade textile. It blocks the sun, holds its color season after season, and breathes in the wind instead of flapping or ballooning. It is the same caliber of fabric used on high-end architectural shade.

PTFE lifetime thread

Most shades do not fail at the fabric, they fail at the seams, because cheap thread rots in UV. We sew with 100% PTFE lifetime thread that will not rot in the sun, so the stitching outlasts the fabric.

Why cheap shades fail

Big-box and import boat shades use coated polyester that fades and gets brittle, with thread that disintegrates in a season or two, so you replace them again and again. A custom shade built right is a buy-it-once decision.

Built by hand since 1974

Every sunshade is cut and sewn in our Delray Beach, Florida shop. Read the buying guide or build your sunshade.