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POWERBOAT-RIGID ENCLOSURES
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT
Canvas Services
Sportfi shing Flybridge Enclosure
Materials: Cadet Gray Sunbrella®
by Glen Raven Custom Fabrics LLC,
TUFFAK®
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT
BayView Canvas
Look Ma, No Seams!
Installation: Tonya Marozzi, Jamie Marozzi
Materials: Sunbrella®
Marine 5 polycarbonate by
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Oyster Creek Canvas
Meridain Magic
Installation: Greg Keeler, Matt Jones,
Deann Clees
Materials: Sunbrella®
by Glen Raven
Custom Fabrics LLC, TUFFAK®
Marine 5
polycarbonate by Plaskolite Inc., Top Gun®
by Marlen Textiles
Project Description: The clients had an old,
tattered production-made top that was
basically unusable. They wanted something
clear to see out of, something that would
last, and something where you could get
airfl ow easily without having to undo a
bunch of snaps and roll the windows up.
Starting with a new fi ve-bow 1.25-inch frame
to get the length that was required, the
enclosure was built from there. Tensioning
straps were used to hold the intermediate
bows in place after rethinking and testing
the forces that are on the bows when
pockets are used to hold them up. The result
was a perfectly tensioned top that can
easily hold the weight of the polycarbonate
windows. The customers were extremely
happy with the fi nal product.
Oyster Creek Canvas
Bellingham, Wash.
oystercreekcanvas.com
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Plaskolite Inc.
Project Description: For this fl ybridge
enclosure, the customer wanted
large, clear, long-lasting windows
with minimal view obstruction and as
many large zipper smiles as possible to
maximize ventilation. The design called
for polycarbonate window vinyl so it
would last a long time and provide the
clearest windows. The windows extend
down past the rod holders with cutouts
to further maximize the view from the
fl ybridge. This enclosure has four zipper
smiles and will last the customer for
many years. The client was willing
to pay the extra cost of a high-end
enclosure to achieve a quality project
despite the price point of using
polycarbonate windows with this many
smiles, which sets this project apart
and made it a fun and rewarding
project for the fabrication team and
the customer.
Canvas Services
San Diego, Calif.
canvasservices.com
Custom Fabrics LLC, TUFFAK®
by Glen Raven
Marine
5 polycarbonate by Plaskolite Inc.,
SolarFix®
thread by Solar Fix, YKK
Zippers by YKK®
Project Description: The customer's
wish list included ease of use, optimal
clarity and a unique design that would
set his enclosure apart from everyone
else's. To gain optimal clarity, all zippers
and seams were removed between the
gull wing and the gunwale, two panels
were combined into one, and the
decision was made to design this as
a rigid enclosure to make the curve of
the polycarbonate from the gull wing to
gunwale really pop. With a J zipper that
curves at the top and runs all the way
to the bottom of the panel, the door is
able to swing forward or back. A few
snaps on the console allow the door to
snap in, creating a temporary doorway
that doesn't require the customer to
continually open and close it. The
challenging part of putting the J zipper
in a curved panel was positioning it
carefully so the radius of the panel
was pronounced while still allowing
adequate room to move front to back.
The result was a very happy customer
who showed his new enclosure off to all
his buddies!
BayView Canvas
West Creek, N.J.
bayviewcanvasnj.com
http://www.canvasservices.com http://www.bayviewcanvasnj.com http://www.oystercreekcanvas.com http://www.marinefabricatormag.com

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