Company:
Hayden Island Canvas

Project Details

Fabric 1

Recacril
Producer/Manufacturer: Recasens USA
Primary Use: Main Fabric

Fabric 2

O'Sea Marine clear vinyl 40 mil
Producer/Manufacturer: O'Sullivan Films
Primary Use: Window

Fabric 3

Solarfix PTFE thread
Producer/Manufacturer: OTHER
Primary Use: OTHER

Fabric 4

1.25" Stainless Steel tubing
Producer/Manufacturer: OTHER
Primary Use: Hardware/Findings


Design Name
Josh Davis

Design Company
Hayden Island Canvas

Fabrication Name
Dustin Morgan, Nick Giorgi, Danny Hintz, Josh Davis

Fabrication Company
Hayden Island Cavnas

Installation Name
Dustin Morgan, Danny Hintz, Josh Davis, Nick Giorgi

Installation Company
Hayden Island Canvas


Please describe the project specifications

The customer wanted a new aft enclosure that didn't pool like the previous enclosure, and fit and looked better. The entryway to the boat needed to be easier and so did access to the bow. We fabricated a rigid horizontal frame off of the radar arch with sufficient crown for water runoff, along with a new canvas top and 7 panels with O'Sea clear vinyl. The aft entryway panel got an easy access zipper for folding the soft panel to the support stanchion of the top on the port side, along with fold back port and stb easy access zippers for forward access. Our high-vis zipper pulls are very easy to find against the black fabric.


What is unique or complex about the project?

This project shows off the craftsmanship we put into all of our powerboat enclosures along with some of the features we often use. . Easy access zippers with high vis pulls, larger tubing, horizontal rigid tops, and top rated materials. The sheer width of the beam of this boat took some extra careful planning as one stick of stainless tubing would not be long enough to make the main bow. Splices were carefully hidden where the tee's for other parts of the frame go. The bow follows the aft crown of the transom, but also has enough crown to match the middle bow and provide sufficient runoff and strength. While we usually go for maximum clear in our panels, the square corner to radius transition would have put too much stress in the vinyl, and while it would look fine today we know that would be the first point to break in years to come, so extra fabric was placed here to avoid this and also to facilitate being able to zip up the panel at this point and access the cleats easier from inside the boat.


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