I want to place a awning/sun shade on my 28' o'day. Don't want to be saddled with mounting hardware on deck. Has anyone have awning/sunshade that is held in place by main halyard? Appreciate any suggestions pro & con.
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Gord May
Awning support
I'd presume that the halyard (or boom) would hold the awning "UP"; but how do you propose to hold it "DOWN"?
I'd presume that the halyard (or boom) would hold the awning "UP"; but how do you propose to hold it "DOWN"?
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Jesse
Anchor Shade
Have you ever thought about the Anchor Shade in the West Marine catalog. I've just obtained one for my Hunter. It was less than half the price for a Bimini, and will probably work better. It's like a giant 6 x 6 umbtella, and ties down on the four corners.
Have you ever thought about the Anchor Shade in the West Marine catalog. I've just obtained one for my Hunter. It was less than half the price for a Bimini, and will probably work better. It's like a giant 6 x 6 umbtella, and ties down on the four corners.
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Bob Camarena
A couple of Ideas
I use nursery-type shade cloth. It's won't keep out rain, but where I live if it's hot, it doesn't rain. If you want more shade, use a double layer. Sunbrella would work fine as well but it is more expensive and flaps more in the wind. I use two telescoping Forespar awning poles to hold everything up. One slides through a PVC pipe coupling lashed to the backstay. The other is held up on top of the boom by the main halyard plus a line to the mast for fore and aft tension. I have a rigid vang, so I don't have to worry about a split for a topping lift. I have light lines that clip to the ends of the poles and to my life lines forward and to the stern pulpit aft. I can also rig this from my dodger back to the backstay so I can sail with the sunshade up. Since it's mesh, you can see through it to trim your main and see your windvane. Aside from the awning poles, the cost of all this is negligible.
I use nursery-type shade cloth. It's won't keep out rain, but where I live if it's hot, it doesn't rain. If you want more shade, use a double layer. Sunbrella would work fine as well but it is more expensive and flaps more in the wind. I use two telescoping Forespar awning poles to hold everything up. One slides through a PVC pipe coupling lashed to the backstay. The other is held up on top of the boom by the main halyard plus a line to the mast for fore and aft tension. I have a rigid vang, so I don't have to worry about a split for a topping lift. I have light lines that clip to the ends of the poles and to my life lines forward and to the stern pulpit aft. I can also rig this from my dodger back to the backstay so I can sail with the sunshade up. Since it's mesh, you can see through it to trim your main and see your windvane. Aside from the awning poles, the cost of all this is negligible.
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Bob Camarena
I forgot to mention
that another advantage of the shade cloth solution is that there is no sewing. You can get neat littl plastic fittings that clip into the mesh for attachment points.
that another advantage of the shade cloth solution is that there is no sewing. You can get neat littl plastic fittings that clip into the mesh for attachment points.
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Jesse
Anchor Shade
I used my new Anchor Shade for the first time this weekend. On Friday in moderate winds, it worked well while anchored. And I believe it would work well at slow cruising speeds. However on Saturday during gusting winds I sometimes had to hold down the bottom pole. The wind would want to lift-up the shade material, and the pole that holds up the whole contraption would want to move out of place. And during one heavy gust the cap on the top of the pole came off and flew somewhere. So I'll have to find a replacement for this since it appears to hold down the shading material to the top of the pole. So, all in all, it worked OK. For the money I still believe it's a good buy. And it really does provide a lot of shade. It makes sitting around the boat on a real sunny day much more pleasurable. I'll just have to be more careful with it in heavy winds.
I used my new Anchor Shade for the first time this weekend. On Friday in moderate winds, it worked well while anchored. And I believe it would work well at slow cruising speeds. However on Saturday during gusting winds I sometimes had to hold down the bottom pole. The wind would want to lift-up the shade material, and the pole that holds up the whole contraption would want to move out of place. And during one heavy gust the cap on the top of the pole came off and flew somewhere. So I'll have to find a replacement for this since it appears to hold down the shading material to the top of the pole. So, all in all, it worked OK. For the money I still believe it's a good buy. And it really does provide a lot of shade. It makes sitting around the boat on a real sunny day much more pleasurable. I'll just have to be more careful with it in heavy winds.
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Tim
Dodger
I have a sun shade that attaches on top of the trailing edge of my dodger in the front and the rear is supported by a horizontal aluminum pole attached to the backstay. It is made of Sunbrella. This keeps most sun and rain out of the cokpit. See the link below for photos. Tim R
I have a sun shade that attaches on top of the trailing edge of my dodger in the front and the rear is supported by a horizontal aluminum pole attached to the backstay. It is made of Sunbrella. This keeps most sun and rain out of the cokpit. See the link below for photos. Tim R
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