Fine Marine Leathers
Working closely with our tannery for the past 20
years, Macatawa Bay Boat Works has precisely and authentically recreated
factory colors in fine marine grade leather for Chris Craft, Gar Wood
and Hackercraft boats. These colors are painstakingly recreated
from original, well preserved samples.
Current Authentic colors available
are:
Chris Craft Aquamarine
Hacker Craft Dark
Green (sharkskin grain)
Chris Craft Pig Skin
Chris Craft and GarWood Spanish Red
Chris Craft Pre-War bright Red
Chris Craft Post War Bright Red (20' Custom)
These leathers are of premium quality and are specially treated to preform exceptionally well in a marine environment.
Chris Craft Aquamarine marine leather
Hacker Craft Dark Green marine leather with sharkskin grain
Hacker Craft Dark Green marine leather with sharkskin grain
Chris Craft Pig Skin marine leather and hidem
Chris Craft Pig Skin marine leather
(photo courtesy Classic Boating Magazine)
Authentic style 1930's - 1950's leather hidem
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Additional information about our leathers:
Working closely with our tannery, Macatawa Bay
Boat Works is able to offer the highest quality Marine Grade leather
available. Our tannery has been making automotive, aircraft,
marine and industrial leathers for well over a century, and currently
supplies leather to many major auto manufacturers. Their
marine-grade leather has an excellent surface quality which is resistant
to abrasions, ultra-violet rays, bleeding and soiling. Macatawa
Bay Boat Works is the exclusive distributor of this high-quality
marine-grade leather, perfect for use in antique automotive restorations
as well.
Surfacing
A unique, clear protective finish is
impregnated into the surface of each hide; this finish is designed to
make an excellent water barrier. New technology offers better
waterproofing than old original marine leather. All MBBW leather
is surface dyed.
Abrasion Resistant
This protective finish serves as an abrasion or scuff-protective
barrier. In the quality control laboratory, each run of
marine-grade leather is tested on a rub simulator. The rub cams
simulate 100,000 rubs; if the surface is broken, the entire run is
returned to production for resurfacing and then is tested again.
Ultra-Violet Filter
In the surfacing procedure, a generous
amount of ultra-violet filter screen is added to the surfacing emulsion,
and again a representative hide is taken to the lab and tested with
direct simulated sunlight. This test is equivalent to 3 years of
sunlight, 24 hours a day.
Soiling
MBBW hides are resistant to
perspiration and many other agent spills such as soft drinks and
lotions.
Weight
Our hides are a generous 2.5-3.0 oz in
thickness and above average in size.
Thicker weights available special order.
Special Colors/Special Orders
MBBW typically stocks most standard colors of
leather and some of the authentic colors based on production run
schedules. We can also duplicate any color leather, any grain,
weight and finish. We can
match an existing sample if provided to us.
Custom leather orders require a pre-paid lab fee. Included
in this is a partial hide proof for your approval prior to the full
order. You may place as many
orders of the custom leather after this one time lab fee is paid.
There is a minimum of ten hides per order with a usual turnaround
time of two months or less.
Special orders require pre-payment.
Macatawa Bay Boat Works
297 S. Maple Street Saugatuck, MI 49453
Phone: (269) 857-4556 Fax: (269) 857-4218
Toll Free:
1-877-636-MBBW (6229)
E-Mail:
sales@mbbw.com
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Macatawa Bay Boat Works
Saugatuck, Michigan