Looking to make an awning. Lots of cruisers use pvc water pipe - it
ages in the sun and breaks - but it's cheap.

Friends have an awning that uses the bendy fiberglass tent pole
supports - like glass fishing rod stuff. They disconnect with ferrules
so are easy to stow - but all the ones they've seen have plated steel
ferrules - they rust and stain the awning.

Any better ideas?

You might try anodized aluminum poles that are used in
tents (contact Campmor) The fiberglass poles that are used
in tents have anodized aluminum ferules as well. You might contact
a company called Shadetree that makes awnings for boats
that uses these types of poles. We use 1" stainless steel
tubing for our awnings.

Doug
s/v Callista

"1" wrote in message
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Looking to make an awning. Lots of cruisers use pvc water pipe - it
ages in the sun and breaks - but it's cheap.

Friends have an awning that uses the bendy fiberglass tent pole
supports - like glass fishing rod stuff. They disconnect with ferrules
so are easy to stow - but all the ones they've seen have plated steel
ferrules - they rust and stain the awning.

Any better ideas?

About the tubing ... my understanding, for salt water environment use
stainless steel, for us guys on freshwater, aluminum will do.


"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
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You might try anodized aluminum poles that are used in
tents (contact Campmor) The fiberglass poles that are used
in tents have anodized aluminum ferules as well. You might contact
a company called Shadetree that makes awnings for boats
that uses these types of poles. We use 1" stainless steel
tubing for our awnings.

Doug
s/v Callista

"1" wrote in message
...
Looking to make an awning. Lots of cruisers use pvc water pipe - it
ages in the sun and breaks - but it's cheap.

Friends have an awning that uses the bendy fiberglass tent pole
supports - like glass fishing rod stuff. They disconnect with ferrules
so are easy to stow - but all the ones they've seen have plated steel
ferrules - they rust and stain the awning.

Any better ideas?

About the tubing ... my understanding, for salt water environment use
stainless steel, for us guys on freshwater, aluminum will do.


"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
...
You might try anodized aluminum poles that are used in
tents (contact Campmor) The fiberglass poles that are used
in tents have anodized aluminum ferules as well. You might contact
a company called Shadetree that makes awnings for boats
that uses these types of poles. We use 1" stainless steel
tubing for our awnings.

Doug
s/v Callista

"1" wrote in message
...
Looking to make an awning. Lots of cruisers use pvc water pipe - it
ages in the sun and breaks - but it's cheap.

Friends have an awning that uses the bendy fiberglass tent pole
supports - like glass fishing rod stuff. They disconnect with ferrules
so are easy to stow - but all the ones they've seen have plated steel
ferrules - they rust and stain the awning.

Any better ideas?

Just saw a good idea on a friends boat. He has a dodger plus a full width
boom crotch further aft. They made a sun/rain cover that fits between the
top of the dodger aft and can be used when sailing. The cover can also be
raised higher when at anchor or docked but it required an intermediate
support. That was accomplished by redoing the top end of the stanchions
nearest the aft end of the dodger. He just unscrews a fill fitting and screw
in a stanchion extender on each side. A thwartship's pipe with curved ends
fits between the two. The pipe comes apart in three pieces when it's time to
stow it away. The cover itself has two more features. One is the ability
to add on an extension to cover more of the boat forward. This can be added
to even more to cover the fore deck if needed. The second is a 10" flap
that hangs down all around the edges. This allows space to add on sidewalls
if the need arises. Sorry I don't have a photo but hope you get the idea.
It's much better than bungees!

M.
"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
...
You might try anodized aluminum poles that are used in
tents (contact Campmor) The fiberglass poles that are used
in tents have anodized aluminum ferules as well. You might contact
a company called Shadetree that makes awnings for boats
that uses these types of poles. We use 1" stainless steel
tubing for our awnings.

Doug
s/v Callista

"1" wrote in message
...
Looking to make an awning. Lots of cruisers use pvc water pipe - it
ages in the sun and breaks - but it's cheap.

Friends have an awning that uses the bendy fiberglass tent pole
supports - like glass fishing rod stuff. They disconnect with ferrules
so are easy to stow - but all the ones they've seen have plated steel
ferrules - they rust and stain the awning.

Any better ideas?

Just saw a good idea on a friends boat. He has a dodger plus a full width
boom crotch further aft. They made a sun/rain cover that fits between the
top of the dodger aft and can be used when sailing. The cover can also be
raised higher when at anchor or docked but it required an intermediate
support. That was accomplished by redoing the top end of the stanchions
nearest the aft end of the dodger. He just unscrews a fill fitting and screw
in a stanchion extender on each side. A thwartship's pipe with curved ends
fits between the two. The pipe comes apart in three pieces when it's time to
stow it away. The cover itself has two more features. One is the ability
to add on an extension to cover more of the boat forward. This can be added
to even more to cover the fore deck if needed. The second is a 10" flap
that hangs down all around the edges. This allows space to add on sidewalls
if the need arises. Sorry I don't have a photo but hope you get the idea.
It's much better than bungees!

M.
"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
...
You might try anodized aluminum poles that are used in
tents (contact Campmor) The fiberglass poles that are used
in tents have anodized aluminum ferules as well. You might contact
a company called Shadetree that makes awnings for boats
that uses these types of poles. We use 1" stainless steel
tubing for our awnings.

Doug
s/v Callista

"1" wrote in message
...
Looking to make an awning. Lots of cruisers use pvc water pipe - it
ages in the sun and breaks - but it's cheap.

Friends have an awning that uses the bendy fiberglass tent pole
supports - like glass fishing rod stuff. They disconnect with ferrules
so are easy to stow - but all the ones they've seen have plated steel
ferrules - they rust and stain the awning.

Any better ideas?

You might try anodized aluminum poles that are used in
tents (contact Campmor) The fiberglass poles that are used
in tents have anodized aluminum ferules as well. You might contact
a company called Shadetree that makes awnings for boats
that uses these types of poles. We use 1" stainless steel
tubing for our awnings.

Doug
s/v Callista

"1" wrote in message
...
Looking to make an awning. Lots of cruisers use pvc water pipe - it
ages in the sun and breaks - but it's cheap.

Friends have an awning that uses the bendy fiberglass tent pole
supports - like glass fishing rod stuff. They disconnect with ferrules
so are easy to stow - but all the ones they've seen have plated steel
ferrules - they rust and stain the awning.

Any better ideas?

1 wrote:

Looking to make an awning. Lots of cruisers use pvc water pipe - it
ages in the sun and breaks - but it's cheap.

Friends have an awning that uses the bendy fiberglass tent pole
supports - like glass fishing rod stuff. They disconnect with ferrules
so are easy to stow - but all the ones they've seen have plated steel
ferrules - they rust and stain the awning.

Any better ideas?


Replace the steel with copper tube? SS tube? Buy new ones every
year? Wax them?

In fresh water, I have no such problem with the tent frame rods. I
found that making a 'conestoga' style windshield, dodger and screens
zip together quite easy, and the parts go up and down quick and
collapse, fold, and stow easy. I just pop the rods into eyes screwed
into the topsides, and attach the ends of the fabric using rod
pieces in the hems for stiffness, with the rods' ends held by light
lines through the centre holes.

The first edition used blue tarp, which rotted in the sun and
finally served as patterns, was replaced by awning sunblock
material. The third version uses stronger chimney rods overhead,
which screw together, attached to the lifeline stanctions at the
front of the cockpit. Cut in zippered doors to go forward on deck.
Dandy!

The winter version may ecapsulate thin closed cell foam for
insulation, but only if I get to spend a winter aboard in Qualicum.
A nice little wood stove on deck in the cockpit should warm up the
Boat Hole, especially with a layer of the same blue mattress foam
all over the inside of the hull, and a steam engine powered air
circulation fan, just for fun. Fella needs a hobby, eh?

Terry K

For 4 years , for a 12 foot flagpole on the commercial boat,we have been using
a pvc pipe, unpainted, with a wooden closet rod inside of it for support.

The closet rod fits perfectly!

Sterling

For 4 years , for a 12 foot flagpole on the commercial boat,we have been using
a pvc pipe, unpainted, with a wooden closet rod inside of it for support.

The closet rod fits perfectly!

Sterling