I would highly recommend 3M Dual-Lock over Velcro for this use. Dual-Lock is like Velcro on steroids. From the data sheets for 3M Dual-Lock and 3M Hook and Loop, Dual-Lock has a dynamic tensile disengagement of 60 lbs/in^2 whereas Hook and Look has a dynamic tensile disengagement of 9 lbs/in^2.
When I installed flexible solar panels on my bimini, I pretty much followed the SailRite instructions but used Dual-Lock w/VHB tape (comes with it) on the panels and sewed the matching Dual-Lock to the bimini panel flaps. Works like a dream. - Paul E. 1981 C&C Landfall 38 S/V Johanna Rose Fort Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > On Jul 27, 2022, at 9:43 AM, Novabraid via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > My canvas maker has sewn sunbrella tabs with fuzzy Velcro underneath on the > bimini that run the length and width of the solar panel. We were able to sew > lengths of the toothed Velcro directly to the perimeter of the panels. The > tabs go over the outer edges of the panels, securing them in place on all 4 > sides. As such, my panels can be easily removed when the bimini top needs to > be stowed away for weather events simply by peeling back the velcro. > Chuck Gilchrest > 1983 Landfall 35 >
