Marine Fabricator November/December 2021 - MFConf22Broch3

Kick off 2022 In-Person for New Ideas,
Insights and Inspiration
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12
Noon-5 pm
Registration Open
THURSDAY, JAN. 13
7 am-5 pm
Registration Open
8:30-9:30 am
Tools and Methods of Fabrication
for Boat Canvas
William Bransford, Boatswains Locker
Discover a variety of special tools and attachments
used to enhance and expedite the production of
marine canvas products.
Key takeaways include:
* Custom tools for enclosure parts
* Various hand tools to save time
* Different methods of finishing parts
* Patterns and the advantage of saving them
* Sewing machine improvements that improve
sewing skills
9:45-11:45 am
Shade Sails
Steve Szenay, Serge Ferrari North America
This session features a hands-on demonstration
for making a shade sail. A mockup display of a
completed shade sail will be available for attendees
to examine. Steve will discuss how to layout a
shade sail, patterning and cutting as well as how to
attach the shade sail to the boat with fasteners and
shade sail poles. Steve's presentation will also cover
installing a rod holder into the deck of a boat for the
support poles as well as how to select the perfect
type of materials for this application.
Noon-1 pm
Lunch
1:15-4:45 pm
Shop Tours
Take an in-person tour of local fabricator, Laporte,
in North Charleston; virtually tour Marine Tops
Unlimited, Precision Custom Canvas Inc., and
Tecsew. This is a great opportunity to learn how other
shops are laid out and how they organize equipment
and materials. Plan to ask a lot of question and bring
a pen to jot down ideas to streamline your business!
6-9 pm
Welcome Costume Party
Kick off your week in style with music,
dancing, and refreshments during the
Annual Costume Party. The 2022 theme
is hillbillies and moonshiners - let your
creativity go wild! Heavy appetizers and
refreshments will be provided.
FRIDAY, JAN. 14
7:30 am-5:30 pm
Registration Open
8:30-10 am
Upholstery Diamonds, Detail
and Error Management
Whitney Carman, Even Keel Canvas
Everything made by hand involves some
aspect of trial and error. Managing error
is artist tact. Whitney will be sharing her
expertise and showing the error prevention
habits that have helped preserve profit.
Progressing slowly forward is better than
a big step backward.
10-11:30 am
Community Boat Project 2021
Moderator: Derek Robinson, Eqodry USA &
Fabric Tattoo
This popular session from Marine
Fabricators Conference 2020 is coming
back with new projects! Attendees at the
2020 conference suggested that we bring
this great educational opportunity to a
community college, and we listened! Once
again, a team of fabricators will work
together to take on a variety of projects
and give a boat (or two!) a canvas facelift
- offering a great opportunity for the
students in the Boat Building program
at the Beaufort County Community
College (BCCC) to see real world canvas
applications. Hear about the individual
projects and the ways this project impacted
the community around it. Case studies
will be presented with design, fabrication,
and workflow considerations. The finished
boat(s) will be onsite for attendees to view.
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Lunch -Food Trucks
Schedule subject to change. Visit IFAI.com/MarineConference for up-to-date information.
http://www.IFAI.com/MarineConference
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