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Sam001
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Initially Posted - 02/20/2012 : 06:57:42

I found this old thread and was wondering if anyone knew if the plans or supplier were identified? Thanks

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Initially Posted - 10/13/2004 : 02:16:24
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We want to say a special thank you to Wayne & Debbie of BellsToil. Thanks to this website, we were able to connect up with them on a dodger they had built. They also have a bimini and had the dodger added to the bimini.

We wanted to do this also, to avoid cost of new hardware, etc. Thanks to them, they made a pattern of their dodger with such GREAT detail that we were able to construct a dodger to attach to our bimini too.

We especially wanted it for a trip we just completed. We left Owl Harbor, Sacramento Delta on Saturday morning 10/2 8:00 a.m. Had a great Ebb. Our destination was Brickyard Cove, San Francisco Bay. We knew we would have some...ah...bad areas. Weather was overall great, but the wind and the chop was horrible. Especially traveling thru Pittsburg area. This when our dodger was soooooo helpful. We remained warm and dry, with the exception of a couple of rogue waves that dumped on Wade. Not me though, I was nice and toasty behind the dodger. Water smoothed out, we motor sailed all the way sometimes we clocked 7.5 knots with the ebb. We made it in 9 hours and used 8 gallons of gas with our 10 hp.

We are having a great time bay sailing. Went to the Fleet week last weekend, and totally enjoying sailing on the bay. We had originally planned on leaving our boat there just for a month, we may extend it another month thru November, perfect for the bay.

Here are some pictures of our dodger. And again, we couldn not have done this without this website and our new friends back east Wayne and Debbie. Thank you soooo much. You're the best!!!!!

Our lovely spring sheet pattern:

First stage setting up:

Keeping us nice and dry:

Finished project at Brickyard Cove, San Francisco Bay, Richmond CA:

Capt Sam, USCG Master Near Coastal
Isle of Hope, GA. Charleston,SC. Lake Murray, SC.
Aboard Bobbin - 1982 Standard Rig-Swing Keel #2963 Dinette Model
"On a powerboat you are going somewhere....On a Sailboat you are Already There!" Capt Sam

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Edited by - Sam001 on 02/20/2012 06:58:27

JimGo
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 : 11:43:16

Sam,
Are you looking specifically for a bimini, a dodger, or both?

I already have a dodger, but am interested in making a bimini for my boat.

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Sam001
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 : 12:30:04

I am looking for the dodger
I have a bimini

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 : 12:35:20

So you envision adding the front and side panels to the bimini? I would expect that to require a local canvas shop to measure your boat with the bimini up, make up a paper pattern, check the pattern against the boat, and then build the panel from the pattern and add the fasteners to your bimini and to the boat. That's how I've seen it done... Biminis are free-standing and can be mail order items--dodgers require custom fitting, especially as an add-on to an existing bimini.

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 02/20/2012 12:43:53

Sam001
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Response Posted - 02/21/2012 : 10:40:09

the original thread said they had a Catalina 25 dodger pattern

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JimGo
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Response Posted - 02/21/2012 : 11:27:04

Sam,
Did you try E-mailing them?

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Sam001
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Response Posted - 02/21/2012 : 11:40:19

yep linked bounced but I did get to the canvas place in Canada that has the dodger set up.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 02/21/2012 : 17:34:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Sam001
 the original thread said they had a Catalina 25 dodger pattern<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...but not using your bimini. The height, shape, and placement of your frame will dictate the pattern.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 02/21/2012 : 19:02:25

Wayne passed in late summer 2009. If you haven't created your own design by this spring, BellsToil will be located on our mooring field . . .

Edited by - OJ on 02/21/2012 19:04:55

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