[Rhodes22-list] Taylormade Anchor Shade

[John Lock]

At 11:33 PM 6/19/2007 -0700, john Belanger wrote:
>not over the boom, under it. ratchet straps and legs at the corners. 
>anchored in an x pattern and pvc across the arc like a suspension 
>bridge to keep up the middle of an arch. just hang your material, 
>sunbrella, hankerchief cotton, whatever, with velcro straps. hard to 
>describe but i think it would work.

Reading this thread I've been thinking much the same thing, but I was 
considering a crossover from backpacking technology.  Those 
segmented, shock-corded tent poles (fiberglass/aluminum) would stow 
away nicely and snap together quickly to raise the top.  The ends 
could be fitted into sockets at the outside corners of the cockpit 
area.  Just need to figure out how to get the shade material in place.

Cheers!

John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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