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csmurray1
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fiberglass cover

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first mod, fiberglass and foam board. Bought all the railing from: http://www.discountmarinesupplies.com/

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Sun deck?...Fishing platform?...Dinning and dancing?... Band Stand?... Job looks neatly done, kudos for your workmanship. I just can't figure out the reason or usefulness.


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Love MACs wrote:Sun deck?...Fishing platform?...Dinning and dancing?... Band Stand?... Job looks neatly done, kudos for your workmanship. I just can't figure out the reason or usefulness.

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Hey! He stole my dinghy and turned it into a bimini!! :o :D
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Nice job!

Never thought of using the combination of fiberglass and foam board in that way. Must be very light.

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Zing...........nice one KM :) :D


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Seriously though csmurray1, that should provide some great shade and could be a great place to install solar panels.

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Post by Trouts Dream »

Just pontificating but based on what KM said...
I assume you don't tow like that but if you did ....couldn't it like,...you know,.... take off.
Maybe It collapses easy enough, eh.
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nice, get a long pole that callapses down to a spinacher or jib pole, dump the ballast, and go bone fishing on the Florida flats.
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NASBOAT spoiler kit for all Macs over 100 HP :D

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I was going to put one of the canvas tops but I needed a place for my solar units. Plus I needed some good shade in this texas heat. My cover costs where $300 in supplies.
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Post by ronacarme »

Great looking sunshade and solar plate support.
Clears boom, mainsail, topping lift, backstay, et al....yes?
Stays up, or demounts, for trailering?
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The whole thing stays up, clears everything no prob. Going to mount the solar pannels next month, also throw some speakers in there so I can rock out with my cockpit out.
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Did everyone catch that the backstay runs through this piece of kit?? Clever work.....
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What's with the Wile E. Coyote type ACME black bomb cleverly attached to the stantions?
Powerboat intimidator? Self destruct mechanism? Simply a Barbecue? Where's the fuse?
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