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  Aft cockpit sunshade features mesh shade panels

  This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the tops under 27 feet category, called for an aft cockpit sunshade top with mesh shade panels.

  March 1, 2010
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  Bimini and dodger protect boater from the elements

  This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the full exterior canvas sailboat (27 feet and up) category, included two new sets of frames, a dodger and a bimini with a viewing mask.

  March 1, 2010
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  Bimini converted to dodger/step bimini configuration

  This project was a conversion from an existing Florida-style bimini to a dodger/step bimini configuration.

  March 1, 2010
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  Canopy top design mounts directly to tower

  Our project provides a unique top design that mounts directly to the tower while providing adequate shade.

  March 1, 2010
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  Canvas with attached top features rounded glass edges

  This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the full exterior canvas powerboat (under 27 feet) category, called for a complete exterior canvas, including an attached top.

  March 1, 2010
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  Clean, clear replacement for old, loose canvas

  The purpose of this project was to replace the client’s old, loose canvas with something cleaner, tighter and clearer.

  March 1, 2010
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  Cockpit and bow rider cover shines in yellow and black

  This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the cockpit cover category, involved installing a cockpit and bow rider cover for a speed boat.

  March 1, 2010
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  Cover serves as protection during transport and storage

  A quality cinch cover made from Series 70 Gold, waterproof zippers, and straps won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the full covers under 27 feet category.

  March 1, 2010
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  Custom mooring cover solves leakage problem

  This project, which won a 2010 MFA Award of Excellence in the full covers under 27 feet category, called for a custom mooring cover.

  March 1, 2010
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  Custom-fit cover built for mast-up storage

  The Pacific Seacraft 37 custom fit winter cover built for mast-up storage won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the full covers 27 feet and up category.

  March 1, 2010
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  Dodger and bimini designed for height restrictions

  The title of this project is Misty Isle, a dodger and step bimini for a C&C 35.

  March 1, 2010
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  Durable, weatherproof enclosure with clean, finished look

  Made with Sunbrella Spruce, 40g window vinyl and Lexan windsheild for a catamaran, the client needed a new enclosure durable and weatherproof enough to cruise the North Channel of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron.

  March 1, 2010
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  Enclosure complements lines of boat

  For this project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the soft enclosures category, we wanted to fabricate an enclosure that would complement, not complicate, the lines of the boat.

  March 1, 2010
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  Full exterior enclosure comes complete with strung top

  This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the full exterior canvas powerboat (27 feet and up) category, is a full exterior enclosure that is both soft and rigid and that is complete with a strung top.

  March 1, 2010
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  Full hybrid flybridge enclosure with zipper release

  This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the rigid enclosures category, was a full hybrid flybridge enclosure with track-to-track with a zipper release.

  March 1, 2010

• Growth potential in fabric graphics market

  Sponsored by IFAI Market Research

  Digital technology is the fastest growing method of printing textiles. In 2007, digital printing accounted for less than one percent of the global market for printed textiles. Its share is likely to grow to as much as 10 percent in three to five years. Digital textile printing applications in the United States, especially wide format, continue to grow at about 10 percent per year. The sustainability movement in the United States is a key issue driving growth in the soft signage market.

  More direct to fabric printers are entering the digital textile printing market with new technology and productivity enhancements, including new large format capability, increased printer resolution and output speed, new inkjet printing technologies, improved textile coating technologies, and decreased equipment costs.

  A Digital Textile Survey shows digital direct-to-fabric manufacturing process as the second most used manufacturing process (25.7 percent) for imaging finished textiles. Applications driving growth in digital direct-to-fabric imaging: Soft signage, short runs for events, fabric samples, and custom fabrics for commercial interior design.

  Continued product enhancements should enable a strong future for digital textile printing, although the current economic climate will likely slow the growth seen in 2007 and the first half of 2008. Outlook is strongest at the low end of the market.

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