I know this post is old but I just want to add something as a newer guy to the canvas business... 475 is really cheap for a cover for a boat like that. He undercharged on labor regardless of material. Nickel and diming a canvas guy is a good way to get a crappy rush job project. Furthermore top gun is hands down better for this application. It will last longer and doesn't wear through easily. Sunbrella is essentially nothing more thAn an overpriced brand name at this point. Solution dyed acrylics (exactly the same as sunbrella) can be had in almost all the same colors for almost half what the sunbrella brand costs.. they truly are exactly the same. Even the warranty. The cost difference between the sunbrella analog and the top gun is negligible, in fact if you go with the 11oz top gun it's actually more than the sunbrella analog these days. Customers often think they want breathability and the cloth feel of sunbrella when in fact it will wear out and leak in half the time. Most of us small guys don't keep a huge roll on hand despite the volume discounts on material that are offered because it's too much money to dump on something we may not need a lot of..or anytime soon. Most of the large fabric suppliers start giving the discounts even on smaller quantities ( like those needed for a large pontoon boat cover). So it doesn't make sense for us to do anything other than recommend the right stuff for the application. If a customer is on too tight of a budget I will be honest and suggest they look elsewhere or on amazon or something because it simply doesn't make financial sense for me to spend a whole day of labor on a custom project and only come out with $250 in profit.... I simply can't afford the overhead. With most of the jobs this size (pontoons and bass boats etc) the materials and consumables for the shop easily Go above $250. So anyway sorry for the rant all I'm saying is the reason to come to a good canvas guy is the custom service and because we fix what we sell. The labor and patterning time in this business is too large to try and scam people on $50 in material. Granted there are a few shops around that still do but they do things like double the price they pay for material on the customer. In the case of a Lund or other larger manufacturer of boats it may make more sense to buy their factory canvas, but I can guarantee you'll probably get a better fit and longer service if you go to a good canvas guy who listens to what you need and you listen to his/her recommendations.
