• Full enclosure provides easy entry and exit

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Mike’s Marine Custom Canvas, Virginia Beach, Va. This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the soft enclosures category of the 2008 MFA Awards, called for a full enclosure for a center console to provide protection and easy entry and exit. The front curtains were difficult due to the positioning of the front posts [...]

  • Dodger features clean, tailored look

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Custom Canvas of Charleston Inc., North Charleston, S.C. This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the dodger category of the 2008 MFA Awards, required the fabrication of a dodger with fixed legs of 1-inch stainless steel that will give the owner protection from the elements and a clear view while sailing. The owner [...]

  • Inverted dodger design allows custom platform for electronics

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Banner Canvas, Ham Lake, Minn. This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the dodger category of the 2008 MFA Awards, involved a 33-inch dodger companionway. The inverted thin wall steel design allows the winch lines to cut through, rather than travel through fabric. The inverted design had to allow electronics to mount on [...]

  • Folding Canopy Top replaces hassle of traditional bimini

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Custom Covers, Salt Lake City, Utah This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tops under 27’ category of the 2008 MFA Awards, included a custom Folding Canopy Top (FCT), designed to replace the hassle of a traditional bimini with an innovative quick and easy design. The purpose is to provide shade in [...]

  • Custom cover provides sufficient shade

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Custom Covers, Salt Lake City, Utah This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tops under 27’ category of the 2008 MFA Awards, featured a Custom Covers signature Folding Canopy Top (FCT) with a custom design. The client wanted sufficient shade without the hassle of the extra bars and straps of a traditional [...]

  • Welded frame top protects cockpit from the elements

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Dockside Canvas & Upholstery, Two Rivers, Wis. This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tops 27’ and up category of the 2008 MFA Awards, included a welded frame top to provide protection from sun and rain for the cockpit area. The top was to be partially supported and attached to an existing [...]

  • Photomodeling used to achieve perfect fit for top

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Custom Marine Canvas, Noank, Conn. The cleint for this project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tops 27’ and up category of the 2008 MFA Awards, requested shade for the cockpit that had to fully disassemble for storage. Custom Marine Canvas photomodeled the boat to send images to the owner, and he modified [...]

  • Mooring cover made in sections for easy storage and installation

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Sharp’s Custom Canvas, Georgetown, S.C. The cleint for this project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the full covers under 27’ category of the 2008 MFA Awards, involved a full mooring cover made in sections for ease of storage and installation. Each section zips to the next and has bungee cord in the hem [...]

  • Two-piece cover makes installation and removal easier

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Canvas Designers Inc., Riviera Beach, Fla. The client for this project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the full covers under 27’ category of the 2008 MFA Awards, called for a split design travel cover consisting of a drawstring-attached two-piece full boat cover. The cover is used to protect the boat while in storage [...]

  • Project features added “room”

    Published On: May 1, 2008Categories: MFA Excellence Awards

    Custom Canvas of Charleston Inc., North Charleston, S.C. The owner of the boat involved in this project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the full exterior canvas sailboat 27’ and up category of the 2008 MFA Awards, wanted a “room” added, which included a dodger frame and canvas, bimini, connector, enclosure, screens, sailcover, cockpit [...]