Dave Lowitz, owner of Lowitz Custom Shoppe (shown here with his wife Melanie), says manyof his customers own several boats—a ski/wakeboard boat, a pontoon boat and a fishing boat. The framework of the boat top set for this fishing boat was made using 1-inch heavy-walled stainless steel tubing and has a double rear bow [...]

At Lake Shore Boat Top Co. Inc., in St. Clair Shores, Mich., we fabricate custom marine canvas year-round. Our customers come to us for high-quality marine fabrication and we depend on our staff to help provide new ideas to make every boat truly a work of art. When designing a new enclosure, here are some [...]

Each year, IFAI publishes a state of the industry report that factors in numerous market realities. This year’s report shows that growth was strong in the marine fabric market in 2017, and this growth is expected to continue into 2018, despite higher oil and gas prices. During this busy time of year, marine fabricators might [...]