If you need to repair the canvas first, do so.Ģ. First make sure the canvas where the boat snap is being installed is reinforced so the snap will not rip through the fabric. Here is a what you'll need for this task:ġ. However, buying this tool leaves you without the dies used for installing the eyelet and stud side of the snap.
The welded on dies are for the cap and socket snap which is the most common snap installed on boat canvas.Ĭaps and sockets mate with the screw-in studs commonly screwed into fiberglass boats everywhere. The difference in these pliers is that the dies are welded on. The second photo is the style of vice grips we sell. They are perfectly acceptable for any climate when doing your boat cover snaps repair. Time Saver tools does sell kits that include nickel/brass snaps for your boat cover snaps repair.īear in mind that even though we use stainless steel snaps in our shop, nickel/brass snaps have been used for many years by fabricators and many still use them. The first photo below shows the Time Saver vice pliers which do a good job with the nickel/brass snaps, but the stainless steel might be a bit much for the snap-on dies shown here. The vice grip tools shown below are a little quicker and no hammering will be required for your boat cover snaps repair.
