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Congratulations on your boat. I'm sure you'll be very happy.
On to your question: I've got a smaller whaler and it's outfitted with
a suntop of some description. (factory) It's been very useful on
occasion, and at times, I've considered investigating whether a bow doger
(spray doger) was available. My interest would be to break the
wind and reduce the amount of spray. Depending on your intentions, this
can be a fairly important feature in an open boat. (I've seen very
nice setups on Aquasports.) I've also seen canvas rigged between the
bow rails of a newport - looked like a pretty good idea.
Right at the moment, I'm in the market for a cover....
Have you figured out how your rod holders (everyone who owns a whaler
must have rod holders - they're required by law) and antennas (sp)
are going to function when the 'roof' is raised...? The other
challange with canvas and a center console would seem to be storeage.
When it's stored does it restrict your ability to freely move around the
boat ? - presumably this is one of the major features of a center
console design.
I've never actually seen a whaler with the full canvas setup but the
pictures make the boat look like a floating mobile home.
Harlan
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