• Rigid/soft enclosure provides great views and breezes

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Weaver Canvas, Wilmington, N.C. This rigid/soft enclosure for aft deck, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the rigid enclosures category, provides exceptional views and breezes. Includes creased clear rigid corners. Three rear panels are installed on separate top tracks providing for unique and efficient storage of the panels in the open position. [...]

  • Modern materials give sleek look to soft enclosure

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Bristol Upholstery, Chester, Conn. This complete soft enclosure won a 2010 MFA Award of Excellence in the soft enclosures category. Black Seamark combined with 40g Strataglass and the track-to-track method gives this boat the clean, sleek look of the newest boats on the market. Less material and more glass make for the modern look that [...]

  • Enclosure complements lines of boat

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Admiral Marine Canvas, Baltimore, MD. 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. The forward center Strataglass panel was originally two panels that separated in the middle. I needed this panel [...]

  • Seamless, classic flybridge enclosure

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Seafarer Canvas, Norwalk, Conn. This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the soft enclosures category, involved the creation of a framework and enclosure. The client did not have any type of enclosure on his boat and requested that we create a classic flybridge enclosure. We were able to produce a clean, [...]

  • Durable, weatherproof enclosure with clean, finished look

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Bennett Custom Canvas Inc., Toronto, Ontario 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. This enclosure is held down by only four Common Sense turnbuttons; the rest is zippered [...]

  • New dodger, bimini and connector for discerning customer

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Custom Marine Canvas, Noank, Conn. This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the full exterior canvas sailboat (27 feet and up) category, involved a new dodger, bimini and connector for a very discerning customer’s boat. We changed the attachment method of the dodger to track from conventional fasteners, and extended coverage [...]

  • Bimini and dodger protect boater from the elements

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Seafarer Canvas, Norwalk, Conn. 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. The purpose of the project was to give the client a bimini and dodger to [...]

  • Radar arch top mixes polycarbonate and clear vinyl

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Sharp’s Custom Canvas Inc., Georgetown, S.C. This project, which won a 2010 MFA Award of Excellence in the full exterior canvas powerboat (27 feet and up) category, involved a radar arch top with seven-panel enclosure. The enclosure is a mix of polycarbonate and 40g clear vinyl. Center front and aft zipouts have Velcro flaps to [...]

  • Walk-through side panels enable easy access

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    SeaCanvas, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. This project, which won a 2010 MFA Outstanding Achievement Award in the full exterior canvas powerboat (27 feet and up) category, called for the fabrication of a five-panel enclosure on a center console T-top boat. Track-to-track side windows unzip and roll up to a secured position under the top. The [...]

  • Full exterior enclosure comes complete with strung top

    Published On: March 1, 2010Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Seafarer Canvas, Norwalk, Conn. 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. The customer requested that we replace his canvas with higher-quality materials [...]