It is called a "Versi-Brella"
It is a very good thing to have on a boat too small for a bimini.
A nice little gadget
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Michel
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A nice little gadget
For those unavoidable long runs under motor and a broiling sun!
It is called a "Versi-Brella"
It is a very good thing to have on a boat too small for a bimini.
It is called a "Versi-Brella"
It is a very good thing to have on a boat too small for a bimini.
Michel Boulet
Ex: "Mari-Bell" Sandpiper 565 (18.5367454 ft)
Now: "Papou" Tanzer 16 dinghy
Montreal
"Let the world say what it will"
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Ex: "Mari-Bell" Sandpiper 565 (18.5367454 ft)
Now: "Papou" Tanzer 16 dinghy
Montreal
"Let the world say what it will"
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Re: A nice little gadget
Nice. Worth thinking about.
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Re: A nice little gadget
yep! i've used an umbrella as a way to keep rain out of the companionway and have better airflow. was very helpful on my Montgomery 15 as the boat has no opening ports or hatches (excluding the companionway).
i believe Dylan Winter, aka 'keep turning left', has given high praises to an umbrella's uses on a boat.
i believe Dylan Winter, aka 'keep turning left', has given high praises to an umbrella's uses on a boat.
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:: Dave Scobie
:: Liveaboard: Baba 30 DEJA VU
:: Owner M6'8" dingy
:: Former SWALLOW - https://sailboatswallow.wordpress.com
:: Former M17 SWEET PEA - https://m17-375.com
:: Former M15 SCRED - https://m15namedscred.wordpress.com/
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Charlie P. (NY)
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Re: A nice little gadget
Sometimes just that bit of sun shade can make or break a good day afloat.
We used an Anchor Shade for years on three different sailboats (the one that has four ribs and ties down at the corners). We gifted it to a friend when we got an "official" bimini.
Even on rainy but muggy days having a bit of cover allows you to keep a hatch or companionway open. Well worth having along.
We used an Anchor Shade for years on three different sailboats (the one that has four ribs and ties down at the corners). We gifted it to a friend when we got an "official" bimini.
Even on rainy but muggy days having a bit of cover allows you to keep a hatch or companionway open. Well worth having along.
Charlie Pearsall
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Re: A nice little gadget
I have a golf cart umbrella that I use frequently. In the sub tropics, you quickly learn there are certain requirements and repositionable shade is a must. What I like about the golf cart umbrella is it's much larger than a typical one and most importantly, the handle telescopes and cants to about 30 degrees in any direction. It's big enough for two under it, without needing to be intimate and being able to cock it off to one side and/or lower/raise it to suit condisions, makes it a joy.