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Lee T
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Initially Posted - 09/25/2004 :  23:35:04  Show Profile
I need to build a cheap awning, for use only when not sailing - it only needs to protect against sun. Needs to be easy to set up and take down though.

My thought was to get two 8' pvc pipes and a large white canvas drop-cloth from home depot, then basically use 5200 to fold the front and back of the drop-cloth over a pipe and then stick it to itself. Then I would drill a hole in each end of the pipes and use bungies to attach to the lifelines. I would make the length of the awning the same as the length of the boom, so the pvc pipes would rest on either end of the boom. Putting it up would be as simple as throwing the whole thing on top of the boom and attaching 4 bungies.

Think this would work? My biggest concern is that (1) the 5200 won't hold the canvas well and (2) that when the pvc pipes bend, the canvas will look saggy and dilapidated.

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Lee
[1975 C27 in LA]
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Waterboy
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Response Posted - 09/25/2004 :  23:46:41  Show Profile  Visit Waterboy's Homepage
How far aft do you need the shade? My first inclination would be to throw a tarp over the boom and secure it (via bungee) to lifelines where needed. 'course, this doesn't work well when the sun is coming over the stern. Alternatively, how about a big umbrella (no I'm not kidding) mounted onsome sort of ball-and-socket mounted on the stern pulpit? Tilt it to you own satisfaction. Off the cuff, sure, but cheap and easy.

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John G-
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Response Posted - 09/25/2004 :  23:59:35  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
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I have a blue nylon coated tarp from REI that’s 8’X10’. I took two old mooring wands, the fiberglass poles used to pick up the mooring lines, and snaked them through the hem of the tarp. The poles hold the tarp up and form sort of conestoga wagon look because the poles curve as they are tied down.. I tie it UNDER the boom and bend the poles downward with ties. I looks like professional canopy and it cost $20.
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John V.
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Response Posted - 09/26/2004 :  00:22:26  Show Profile  Visit John V.'s Homepage
I have made several of these out of various pieces of canvas. I use the pvc tubing through slots stitched on a sewing machine. With the 9'tubes in the slots I closed them by putting in a gromet at the end of each slot. For the C25 I made the awning 9' wide with four slots for four pvc tubes. I tied the awning to the mast at one end and to the pig tail fitting at the end of the boom using nylon cord. I also tied the sides to the lifelines with the same cord. that way I can get a good bend in the tubes so the awning doesn't get any wind. The ones I have made work great.
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MattL
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Response Posted - 09/27/2004 :  02:27:56  Show Profile
any photos guys?
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 09/27/2004 :  09:17:37  Show Profile
Like most people, I've made awnings out of blue plastic tarps, but they don't seem to provide much protection from the heat. It seems like the heat is transmitted through them, and the plastic traps the heat. I've used fabric similar to white naugahyde, and it reflected the heat much better. John V. suggests canvas. I have never used it, but suspect white canvas would do a better job than blue plastic tarps. I haven't priced canvas lately, but it probably isn't too expensive.
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