Company:
Lake Shore Boat Top Company

Project Details

Fabric 1

Stamoid Open
Producer/Manufacturer: Serge Ferrari North America Inc.
Primary Use: Main Fabric

Fabric 2

Solar Fix Thread
Producer/Manufacturer: The Miami Corp.
Primary Use: Hardware/Findings


Design Name
Rob Kotowski

Design Company
Lake Shore Boat Top Company

Fabrication Name
Rob Kotowski, Gregory Phillips

Fabrication Company
Lake Shore Boat Top Company

Installation Name
Rob Kotowski, Gregory Phillips

Installation Company
Lake Shore Boat Top Company


Please describe the project specifications

The customer wanted a water tight soft top enclosure to mimic the look of a hard top. The white Stamoid Open Fabric used on this project provided a clean finish and also provided a light color on the inside which brightened up the boat. The customer wanted us to create a fabric top that looked similar to a hard top. We fabricated a 16’ long skin top and powder coated aluminum trim to match the Stamoid Open fabric.


What is unique or complex about the project?

This project required a lot of heat which assisted us to stretch the Stamoid Open fabric to tension it properly for installation. There were a lot of antennas and rod holders mounted to the structure which provided some complicated areas for patterning as well as installation. The customer was extremely happy with the final results. This top is skin tight and is finished with a nice powder-coated aluminum trim that makes this soft top look like a hard top. This coming season we are replacing the cockpit upholstery for the next phase in ‘Skin Top’ face-lift!


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