Mikes Marine Custom Canvas, Virginia Beach, Va. This project, which won an Award of Excellence in the dodger category of the 2009 MFA Awards, involved a new dodger with extra large removable windows, including a swing-up center window that snaps to the reinforced aft pocket. The client had Mikes remove an existing 10-foot-long bimini with [...]

DRH Canvas & Marine Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the dodger category of the 2009 MFA Awards, included a dodger and frame for Nancy May, a classic O’Day 28. The companion way had to have a custom cover installed, then the dodger could be installed with frame [...]

DRH Canvas & Marine Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the dodger category of the 2009 MFA Awards, included a full enclosure with custom screens and smiles for a 2004 Maxium 401 cruiser. Customer wanted the front three windows and front two side windows to have smiles and [...]

The Nautical Needle, Holland, Mich. This project, which won an Award of Excellence in the rigid enclosures category of the 2009 MFA Awards, included a skin top that needed to appear as a hardtop. The enclosure has seven panels (three with vents installed at the top). It also has five aft drop panels. The customer [...]

Canvas Experts Inc., Ocean City, Md. This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the rigid enclosures category of the 2009 MFA Awards, involved a four-sided, semi-rigid enclosure for the bridge of the boat that would maximize visibility from the helm station. Bent corners to eliminate fabric and zipper lines, and double track system [...]

Costa Marine Canvas and Enclosure, Egg Harbor City, N.J. The customer for this project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the rigid enclosures category of the 2009 MFA Awards, wanted a rigid enclosure for flybridge on an 82-foot Viking. The front center panel needed to open, and air vents needed to be installed at [...]

Nautilux Custom Canvas, Red Bank, N.J. This project, which won an Award of Excellence in the soft enclosures category of the 2009 MFA Awards, featured a newly designed forward windshield for this Main Cat 30, giving the owner just what he was looking for: clarity with no distortion. Even in the cold weather he and [...]

Cape Canvas & Rigging, West Yarmouth, Mass. This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the soft enclosures category of the 2009 MFA Awards, involved a center console wing enclosure designed to stand up to off-shore fishing, while remaining removable. By using concave center-mount track, eye straps, snap shackles and lacing knobs, Cape Canvas [...]

Mikes Marine Custom Canvas, Virginia Beach, Va. This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the soft enclosures category of the 2009 MFA Awards, involved a three-sided center console enclosure is tough but user-friendly for impatient fishermen who want comfort while running at full speed, but also need quick access to the bow area [...]

Compiled by Juli Case Question: We’re looking for olive drab cotton duck that’s been treated for water and mildew resistance. Can you point us towards any sources? Answer: There’s been a run on olive drab cotton duck recently (we’re not exactly sure why). We had three different fabricators, all in different parts of the country [...]