I mentioned this in another post, but here's my new dinghy cover which I spent more than a week working on.
It's patterned after a Sailrite project for a Sunfish sailboard cover.
Then the latest project, a stub mast cover.
I thought yeah, the mast cover would be a quick little job I could knock out in a couple hours. WRONG! The trick was being able to have it go over the contours of the masthead light and still be able to slip it on & off. In order to make that curved shape I had to make it in two pieces & sew them together at the front edge. Then to be able to take it off & on I made it able to open "butterfly" style I used button snaps to close over the back back edge. What made the whole thing tricky besides going around the masthead light is the variation in thickness profile. It's not just a flat slab, it tapers in thickness front to back. What I thought would be a piece of cake turned into a two day project with a lot of trial & error. You can't really see the button snaps in these pictures but they're there. The hot desert sun out here is just brutal on varnish, so all exterior wood except the name boards have Sunbrella covers. On the rare occasions where we might run at night I just remove the cover. The windshield wiper is off the boat temporarily, but I do have it.
As I write this it's 39* and drizzle in Traverse City, MI where Plum76 is. Out here in Phoenix area it's 92* & sunny at 12:30 PM MST heading to a high of 94. And it's not even summer yet!
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Canvas project update.
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DesertAlbin736
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Canvas project update.
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La Dolce Vita
1971 Albin 25 #736
Yanmar 3GM30F
Gig Harbor Boatworks Nisqually 8 dinghy
Residence: Peoria, AZ
Homeport: Lake Pleasant, AZ & beyond
1971 Albin 25 #736
Yanmar 3GM30F
Gig Harbor Boatworks Nisqually 8 dinghy
Residence: Peoria, AZ
Homeport: Lake Pleasant, AZ & beyond
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ssrig
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Re: Canvas project update.
Looks good DA! You are getting good at that sewing thing!
I thought the mast could be taken off and kept in the cabin, at least that’s what I do with mine, unless you have the boat in the water all the time, I like the window cover the most, something I could use for sure.
I thought the mast could be taken off and kept in the cabin, at least that’s what I do with mine, unless you have the boat in the water all the time, I like the window cover the most, something I could use for sure.
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Dieselram94
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Re: Canvas project update.
Love your mast cover!!! I made mine a few weeks ago but am still having issues tying to shrink pictures so I can post them as all I use is a iphone
Dingy cover looks awesome as well!!
Dingy cover looks awesome as well!!
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DesertAlbin736
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Re: Canvas project update.
Ives, the window covers were inherited from the POs, although I did have to replace one that got lost & sewed new binders around the others. They are handy providing extra privacy in the cockpit while docked in a marina. I leave the side window covers off when trailering because they get buffeted too much by the 60 mph slipstream. The windshield cover helps protect against stone chips cracking the windshield. Otherwise our big thing here is keep the blazing sun from fading the upholstery & heating everything up worse than it already does. We've already hit 100 deg F, which is what, 38 C? Today is around 94 F or 34 C which is about normal for mid May.
La Dolce Vita
1971 Albin 25 #736
Yanmar 3GM30F
Gig Harbor Boatworks Nisqually 8 dinghy
Residence: Peoria, AZ
Homeport: Lake Pleasant, AZ & beyond
1971 Albin 25 #736
Yanmar 3GM30F
Gig Harbor Boatworks Nisqually 8 dinghy
Residence: Peoria, AZ
Homeport: Lake Pleasant, AZ & beyond
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tribologist
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Re: Canvas project update.
Try posting direct. I think Collins fixed it about a week agoDieselram94 wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 10:52 am Love your mast cover!!! I made mine a few weeks ago but am still having issues tying to shrink pictures so I can post them as all I use is a iphone
Dingy cover looks awesome as well!!
Driftless
A25 1971 #737
South Windsor, Ct
A25 1971 #737
South Windsor, Ct
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tribologist
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Re: Canvas project update.
Vey nice work Steve!! Looks awesome!
Driftless
A25 1971 #737
South Windsor, Ct
A25 1971 #737
South Windsor, Ct
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tribologist
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Re: Canvas project update.
Vey nice work Steve!! Looks awesome!
I need to get going on a front windshield cover. It would really help some days when sun beats on it.
I need to get going on a front windshield cover. It would really help some days when sun beats on it.
Driftless
A25 1971 #737
South Windsor, Ct
A25 1971 #737
South Windsor, Ct
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nebulatech
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Dieselram94
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Re: Canvas project update.
I just updated my anchor light thread. I didn’t realize the problem had been fixed. Thank you for letting me know.tribologist wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 5:34 pmTry posting direct. I think Collins fixed it about a week agoDieselram94 wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 10:52 am Love your mast cover!!! I made mine a few weeks ago but am still having issues tying to shrink pictures so I can post them as all I use is a iphone
Dingy cover looks awesome as well!!
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Plum76
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Re: Canvas project update.
Dinghy cover is exceptional, nice work! I like the stub-mast cover too, my recreation of the stub mast showed some weathering even after 1 season on the mooring up here in the northern latitudes, but I wouldn't be able to run the cover as I do leave my LED anchor light on. I guess I don't need to by the rules, as my mooring should show up on the navigation charts, since it's registered, but it doesn't draw much and it's a little more notice that my boat is out there..
Jason
Jason