Thank you Mike. This is the direction I am leaning. Your insight will come in very handy!

Gene
: Gene,

: I would recommend using a product like Snow-Roof. That is what I used on my
: canvas kayak. It is very flexible. I used Elast-o-Seal as the base coat. I
: thinned it 50% with water for the first coat, to penetrate the canvas. The
: second coat I used full strength Elast-o-Seal to help fill the weave. I
: used the Snow-Roof on the additional coats until I could no longer see the
: Elast-o-Seal. Elast-o-Seal is the recommended primer for Snow-Roof.
: Elast-o-Seal stretches up to 1000% while Snow-Roof stretches 400%. It
: dries enough for light use in a couple of days, but I would let it dry a
: month before expecting FULL durability. You can also color coat it with
: exterior latex paint.

: I had heard oil paint has a tendency to crack over time so I experimented
: with alternate coatings. I liked the Elast-o-Seal Snow-Roof combination
: best, but I will be testing urethane later this year.

: Mike