Hi Chris
The covers for the RIBs were a joint effort ,my wife is good with a needle and thread ,first the shape was cut from orange pure cotton cloth then the hem was turned to give a neet edge , I drilled 0.5 mm holes at even space round the RIB , I then cut some links from a fine chain and my wife sew them on to the cover at the same spacing ,I glued in brass wire at one side and bent the wire into a small hook , pulled the cover tight and pushed the wire through the link with glue on it and bent them over to form very small hooks .
There is some cloth left if you would like some as a sample ,the orange paint is Humbrol Orange Gloss enamel . I have not bothered to make the superstructure water tight it's a tight fit so I hope it will not blow off . I hope to get a silicone gasket for the work deck , I have a picture of the under side of the deck hold down , I will ask Mark T if he would kindly post it on here , you will have to let know your address if you want some cloth send by personal email .
David