Looking for pictures of R25OB canvas installs

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Hi All,
We are about to order full canvas for our new R25OB. We want to be as clear as possible with the canvas maker regarding appropriate design elements and considerations.

Our boat will mostly be used to do day and weekend outings with our children and young grandchildren on the Finger Lakes and Erie Canal systems.

I looked thru some earlier threads regarding canvas but did not come across any pictures or do's/don'ts as related to the R25 OB and designing square back canvas for the aft area.

Does anyone have pictures of R25 OB canvas which shows mounting details or window and access details?

Does anyone have "lessons learned" related to R25 OB canvas that they would be willing to share?

Thanks
steff
 
STOP........ get a hard top so it doesn't get puddles of water on top with canvas and will drench you when you get into the boat. I have an R27 my boat is in a covered marina so I don't have the problem anymore. I hope this helps

Jim
 
HI Jim,
Thanks for the reply. I am not sure that I have seen a hard top for the R25 OB. Do you have any suggestions for where I would look to find a hard top for my boat?

Thx
Steff
 
If you're looking for a less expensive fix for water run-off, Dave on the Elvin Ray posted a video and parts list (< $10 fix) for the bimini. Worked great on our R27 OB. (Thank you, Dave!)

https://youtu.be/502WfAQPgp4?si=LRFhHPpBpcbk-nuT
 
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the offer. I just sent you an email.

Take Care
Steff & Lin
 
Amy and Paul,
Thanks for taking time to reply. What a great simple fix Dave found for the sag in the canvas. I appreciate you passing it along.

Steff & Lin
 
Hi All,
We are about to order full canvas for our new R25OB. We want to be as clear as possible with the canvas maker regarding appropriate design elements and considerations.

Our boat will mostly be used to do day and weekend outings with our children and young grandchildren on the Finger Lakes and Erie Canal systems.

I looked thru some earlier threads regarding canvas but did not come across any pictures or do's/don'ts as related to the R25 OB and designing square back canvas for the aft area.

Does anyone have pictures of R25 OB canvas which shows mounting details or window and access details?

Does anyone have "lessons learned" related to R25 OB canvas that they would be willing to share?

Thanks
steff


I wanted to update this thread for the next person. Below are pictures of what we ended up doing for our canvas area. We installed extra bows in the top to guard against puddles forming.

Each panel can be rolled up or removed individually. Most of the windows roll up with the exception of the back window which rolls down. We did this so we could leave the back window down slightly for ventilation yet in the rain or when we are not around the water will not get into the boat.


Steff

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