Shade & Style: Channel Surfing’s Marine Makeover

[Submariner]

We had Little House of Canvas in Everett, WA re-do our Bimini on our R27-OB. We went with black, all zippers, and the bimini is as taut as a drum so it no longer pools water in the rain, and it has a pocket to store the USCG required throwable flotation device.

Then we had Blue Seas Fabrication out of Burlington, WA install SeaDek on our boat. We added a fish ruler on the transom and our boat name in the decking, with a diamond pattern in storm grey with black outlines. It's soft on the feet, makes the deck non-slip when the deck is wet while fishing, and is easy to clean.

We're waiting on the cockpit seat covers and the cockpit window and door canvas, all being re-made in black at Little House of Canvas. They should be ready for install this week, in time for the upcoming Rendezvous in Roche Harbor. We don't need any other canvas work done after this. LaZina made us new curtains several years ago. She added a curtain over the stove, and she added bow curtains in the cabin. So the only canvas we put on, is all in the cockpit, and It's all going black to match.

The new Morad VHF antenna I upgraded to earlier this year, I swapped out the 5' white antenna extension for a 4' black extension to better match the bimini.

And we are waiting on the new logo for the transom and sides of the boat... We're keeping the same name, but it's gonna look a lot different. I'm working with Ideation Designs (McKenzie Spoor, out of Bellingham, WA). The transom logo is going to be 3D (dimensional), brushed metal, raised, and back lit with LED lighting.

Little House of Canvas (website)

Little House of Canvas

www.littlehouseofcanvas.com

Blue Seas Fab - SeaDek (website)

West Coast SeaDek Certified Fabricator And Installer

West Coast’s first and only Certified SeaDek Fabricator and Installer, endless possibilities of SeaDek EVA foam non-skid decking material.

blueseasfab.com

Morad Antennas (website)

Morad Antenna

Morad marine antennas are manufactured using stainless steel and anodized aluminum materials, proven by years of field use to be the most durable alloys in harsh marine environments. Our VHF HD antennas are used by the US Coast Guard.

www.morad.com

Ideation Design USA (website)

Welcome

www.ideationdesignusa.com

Throwable flotation cushion storage.


Here's a photoshopped picture of what we're currently thinking for placement of the new logo...

 

[CaptT]

That Bimini looks great Martin!! Is the design something Little House of Canvas came up with?
I love how open the cockpit is with easy access for fishing, crabbing, etc. Our current Bimini is solid but the multiple support rails restrict access to water making it very difficult to fish.
Terry

 

[Submariner]

That Bimini looks great Martin!! Is the design something Little House of Canvas came up with?
I love how open the cockpit is with easy access for fishing, crabbing, etc. Our current Bimini is solid but the multiple support rails restrict access to water making it very difficult to fish.
Terry

Little Hosue of Canvas patterned and designed the bimini. They used the original bars that came with the boat. They just made it taut like a drum, and added some front snaps to direct the water into the gutters on the boat so water sheds as the boat was designed.

These two videos we published illustrate how they pattern/design canvas, the type of thread used, etc... They also talk a lot about full enclosures.

Boat Canvas Upgrade on our Ranger Tug R27

New Canvas/Bimini on our Ranger Tug R27

 

[CaptT]

Excellent information! Thank you.
Terry

 

[Submariner]

Here's another great option for decking. Evercor. It's not foam decking.