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Metal projects in process at Lesch Boat
Cover & Canvas Co., in Norwalk, Ohio.
Lesch uses a BendARC marine tubing
bending system to bend frames and custom
grab handles for frames. Photos: Lesch
Boat Cover & Canvas Co.
he says. " A lot of canvas shops mount
theirs on the wall and bend vertically.
We have a lot more legroom that way,
especially if it's a taller bimini, and
don't have to worry about the legs of
the frame bottoming out on the fl oor
while bending the shoulders. "
He also uses the EZ Frame software
program, developed by Tom Hunter
of Clearwater Canvas Inc. in Belleair,
Fla., to properly measure for cutting
and bending.
Occasionally, the shop will be asked
to bend a frame for another fabricator in
the area, says Gibson. " Not everybody
has the tools, " he says.
When Newkirk needs welding, he
sends it out to Klacko Marine Inc.,
owned by Doug Gierula, who is also the
lead fabricator. It helps that Klacko, a
leading builder of custom stainless steel
yacht arches, is literally down the street
from Newkirk's shop in St. Catharines.
" One of the best arch and railing shops
is two blocks from me, " says Newkirk.
" I'm 99.9 percent a metal fabricator,
working with aluminum and stainless
steel, but mostly in tubular stainless, "
says Gierula. " Our company is synonymous
with metal fabrication, at least in
Canada. There's not many of me, to say
the least-I can count on my hands how
many there are in Canada. "
Mutual aid
Newkirk is more than just a customer to
Gierula; both describe the relationship
as more of a partnership.
" We work collaboratively, "
says
Newkirk. " Last spring, for example, we
did a big extended cantilever back on a
56-foot Neptunus. Doug and I developed
the design and the welding. Doug's
an engineer and knows once we get into
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" The frequency
at which I need
welding is not
enough to make
me do it in-house. "
-Jeff Newkirk,
Precision Custom Canvas Inc.

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