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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 01/20/2007 : 15:29:07

Back from the Nautical Flea Market with 8yds of 60" wide sunbrella (end of roll) $50.

Plan is to make a boom tent extension to the bimini, but that will leave a lot of sunbrella left over... what to do with it?

Ideas?

Paul

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 01/20/2007 : 16:14:03

Sure, make another one for me

Oh, I forgot, I don't have a bimini. Wanna make me one of those too???????????

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Response Posted - 01/20/2007 : 16:30:39

But seriously.......
I did see an interesting picture of an umbrella for over the forward hatch somewhere. I don't remember exactly where but I thought it was a great idea. Suspended using a halyard somehow and tied off to a cleat or stanchion. Obviously not for use underway but I'd imagine it would go a long way to keep the inside temperature down or keep the hatch open during a warm summer rain.

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SEAN
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Response Posted - 01/20/2007 : 18:10:52

I would like to make something for the sides , for privacy ,
Were in a busy harbor .

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Response Posted - 01/20/2007 : 21:30:22

How about this concept?
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Paul.

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Response Posted - 01/20/2007 : 22:31:09

Looks like you could use a jib sock???

Is that an inflatable dink on the foredeck?

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Response Posted - 01/20/2007 : 22:50:58

Paul, was that before the bow tank?

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 01/21/2007 : 07:31:38

Frank... YES! and note that we're ashore, it was worse when at the helm.

John... Yes, a west marine special, suitable for paddling ashore in calm water and for taking boat pics when in a quiet anchorage

Paul

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Response Posted - 01/21/2007 : 08:11:42

Paul,
I plan to copy an idea Henk had. He made a sunbrella bag big enough to store the boom and mainsail in, secure it to the stations on deck when trailering. This way you don't have to struggle taking the boom and sail below decks.

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Response Posted - 01/21/2007 : 10:01:02

Tom...
Oppps! I normally put the sail cover on and strap the boom/sail/cover to the port side stanchions while trailering.

But you did remind me that I thought it would be a good idea to have a bag to put over the big end to help avoid driven rain entry and keep the cover free of bugs!

Paul

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Response Posted - 01/21/2007 : 10:08:02

I might be missing something here, but when I bring "Brandy"
home in the fall I detach the main sail from the mast, leave it attached to the boom, fold it up nicely with ties. Then wrap the main sail and boom in the main sail cover. I do put this down below by myself. I think the secret is the center of balance not the weight. It is a two step process but works. I generally move the forward part of the boom onto the counter top and the middle part resting on the compaionway opening, then go below and move it forward to the "V" berth and the back end of the boom on the rear mattress. It really isn't in the way down below for getting around...

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Response Posted - 01/21/2007 : 10:35:34

Wayne,
I stow the boom and sail (attached) below like you described when I trailered in the past. However I now have a nice 6" scratch in the middle of my head door where the end of the boom slipped and fell when I was stowing it below one day

. It seems to me that just stowing it on deck, protected from the road grime would make it that much easier. One less trip below during setup

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Response Posted - 01/21/2007 : 11:02:19

Tom, Different strokes for different folks. I believe I read your post when you scratched the head door and that's why I keep the boom etc to the starboard side when moving it down/up the companionway. When I have help it's a no brainer. Weather also was a consideration
because I try and take the boom etc right down into my dry cellar for winter storage when boat is home........

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 01/21/2007 : 11:09:51

Why not make matching sailor outfits for you and the Admiral?

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Response Posted - 01/22/2007 : 15:15:06

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by britinusa
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Paul here's my 2 cents worth. When designing a boom tent I would consider a design that does not take into account the boom for support. My reasoning is that whe I am anchored, I moved the boom out of the way and enjoy added headroom and openess in the cockpit. I have seen boom tents that are zippered to the forward end of the bimini and go forward from there.

Make sure you take lots of pictures, I would like to see what you end up making!

Good luck

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Response Posted - 01/22/2007 : 18:59:37

My wife made this one. It zips to the front of the bimini.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 01/22/2007 : 22:23:22

Tom, I like that!
the only issue I see with it is the impediment to going fwd. Is that an issue?
Like JD, your boom is raised above the front of the bimini. On JD, that means I have standing headroom (6') in the cockpit, so the boom tent would also work.
Particularly like the zipper to bimini work, nice job!

And... is that a sunbrella engine cover? good idea! I'll put that on the list.

Paul

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Response Posted - 01/24/2007 : 16:01:56

Your wife is a pretty good seamstress. She must come in handy now and then.

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Response Posted - 01/24/2007 : 16:28:09

Paul,
The shade tarp is not as wide as the bimini or the boat. There is room to step up and go forward, you do have to step over the bungee cord that holds the front of the tarp.

Another item the wife made from some left over sunbrella was a bag with straps to carry the bottom (tank) of the porta potti. So you don't look so obvious carrying it across a busy marina to a dumping spot.

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Response Posted - 01/24/2007 : 21:08:25

Tom, your pic says a thousand words! Not only does it show that the passage fwd is hardly hindered, but also it shows the effectiveness of the shade.

Re the potti bag, we had thought of that too, but wondered if it would be another thing to keep cleaning

Do you have a pic of your bag?

Paul

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Response Posted - 01/30/2007 : 12:23:18

Sunbrella Project #1 almost done..

Sewing the boom tent was a breeze, now I have to put some cringles in one end and some twistlocks in the other. My cringle tool will not pierce the sunbrella single layer, let alone the 4 layers at the corners.

I was thinking of clamping a couple of wood offcuts on each side of the material and drilling the hole for the (brass) cringles, any other ideas?

Paul

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Response Posted - 01/30/2007 : 17:37:06

I just took a look at how I did mine and the cringles are not on the seams or where I doubled the sunbrella. They are as close to the corners as I could get and still be on a single layer of the sunbrella.

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Response Posted - 01/30/2007 : 17:46:50

Tom, I love your extended bimini cover. Why are there seams in it down the middle, etc that divide the extended cover into a half dozen or so sections? Wouldn't one piece of Sunbrella with the edges seamed do it? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I am tempted to make one of these myself.

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Response Posted - 01/30/2007 : 18:25:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Nautiduck
 Tom, I love your extended bimini cover. Why are there seams in it down the middle, etc that divide the extended cover into a half dozen or so sections? Wouldn't one piece of Sunbrella with the edges seamed do it? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I am tempted to make one of these myself.
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Randy, I would like to say that the seams are for structural support however, my "frugal wife" used bits and pieces of left over sunbrella we had laying around from other projects and sewed them together to make the shade tarp. So yes, one large piece would be the way to go, but if you don't have one large piece several small pieces sewn together will work just fine

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Response Posted - 01/30/2007 : 18:53:39

Paul, if you have a Harbor Freight store near go there and get a 9 piece Hollow Punch Set. They will punch as many layers as you need with the proper size hammer and a solid board underneath. I think they are around 5-10 dollars. This is what I use to punch the holes in our fleet burgee then insert the #3 grommets and set them.

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Response Posted - 01/30/2007 : 19:47:40

Tom, pretty good yankee thrift for someone from Georgia.

It really looks great!

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