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" We can't mount any
hardware in near as
many places as in
the past. This has
pushed us to think
outside the box more
and to come up with
designs that work
for the boat and for
the customer. "
Joshua Davis
Hayden Island Canvas
down or where they don't plan on
taking the top off at all. People are also
looking for solutions that offer better
support and visibility.
Due to these requests and the
ongoing changes in boat configurations,
Davis says creativity has become even
more important for marine fabricators.
" The standard approaches to shade
design have had to adapt, " he explains.
" Often, we can't mount any hardware in
near as many places as in the past. This
has pushed us to think outside the box
more and to come up with designs that
work for the boat and for the customer. "
EXPANDING OPTIONS,
GREATER FLEXIBILITY
Dan Johnson, lead fabricator of Mike's
Marine Custom Canvas, Virginia
Beach, Va., also notes the impact
changes in boat design are having;
for example, wider boat tops make it
easier to add wider shades. Fabric and
hardware options also have expanded,
allowing fabricators greater flexibility.
Johnson says when it comes to
requests for temporary shades, the
demand for shade sails that don't
require tools or hardware to put up
and take down is strong.
Johnson's shop offers three
main shade solutions. " The first
one is a shade sail that comes off a
track on the back of a hardtop on a
sportfishing boat, " Johnson explains.
" The shade sail stretches out to a pair
of Carbiepoles® [adjustable carbon
poles] that slide into the aft fishing rod
holders. These offer the captain and
crew a very large shade for when they
are fishing and when they are rigging
up the poles in the boat slip. "
He says another increasingly
popular option is the ability to extend
the shade sail via a zipper that runs
along the bottom of the shade, allowing
for the attachment of additional
material, taking this to the stern rub
rail and essentially transforming the
shade into a cockpit cover.
Last, owners of smaller watercrafts
can opt for a single, stainless steel
frame using tube joints with push
buttons that breaks down into four
pieces, Johnson says.
LEFT: The owner of this Ranger Tug wanted a full
permanent top and enclosure for the aft deck. Hayden
Island Canvas attached hardware to the boat's side with
a pole in the awning to hold the shape and two adjustable
poles that allow further angling of the awning up and down.
RIGHT: Hayden Island Canvas fabricated this shade
sail with carbon fiber poles for this True North 38 craft.
Images: Hayden Island Canvas
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