- Joined
- Jul 21, 2019
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- Location
- Myrtle Beach SC
- Model
- Express 330
When I was getting my new enclosure, I asked my canvas guy to quote me on a cockpit shade. He does high end yacht work sonI knew it would be fairly high. He came back with a quote around $1,200 to $1,400 Depending on material and poles.
i started looking on line. There are a number of companies coming out with shades like Taco, Carver Canvas and Taylor.It looks like all would end up over $1,000. I found 1 company on Amazon called Oceansouth. They had stainless telescoping poles and a size that fit the 330 for $278.
i decided to take a chance since I could return it with Amazon. It turned out to be pretty nice. I have no idea if the stainless will rust, or the nylon parts might disintegrate from UV, or the fabric will shred ?
I had to add a loop forward of center to hold up the shade in the middle With a center pole. I also had to add a strap in the middle of the forward edge to attach to the middle of the hardtop.I used a stainless base mount rod holder on the hardtop to hold the pole like a center rigger. I rigged that with some Harken mini sailboat blocks and cam cleat. I mounted rail mount rod holders to the transom grab rails to hold the poles. The 3 rod holders and snap hooks were from King Marine In WA. The telescoping center pole came from LaPorte Products in N Charleston. The Sailboat hardware came from Amazon. The top kit and outboard motor covers came from Oceansouth on Amazon.
I already had the rail mount rod holders, so the whole project cost me under $700.
the shade is also waterproof. I would not run the boat over fast idle with the top up, although I have not tried to run with it.
i started looking on line. There are a number of companies coming out with shades like Taco, Carver Canvas and Taylor.It looks like all would end up over $1,000. I found 1 company on Amazon called Oceansouth. They had stainless telescoping poles and a size that fit the 330 for $278.
i decided to take a chance since I could return it with Amazon. It turned out to be pretty nice. I have no idea if the stainless will rust, or the nylon parts might disintegrate from UV, or the fabric will shred ?
I had to add a loop forward of center to hold up the shade in the middle With a center pole. I also had to add a strap in the middle of the forward edge to attach to the middle of the hardtop.I used a stainless base mount rod holder on the hardtop to hold the pole like a center rigger. I rigged that with some Harken mini sailboat blocks and cam cleat. I mounted rail mount rod holders to the transom grab rails to hold the poles. The 3 rod holders and snap hooks were from King Marine In WA. The telescoping center pole came from LaPorte Products in N Charleston. The Sailboat hardware came from Amazon. The top kit and outboard motor covers came from Oceansouth on Amazon.
I already had the rail mount rod holders, so the whole project cost me under $700.
the shade is also waterproof. I would not run the boat over fast idle with the top up, although I have not tried to run with it.
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