[Public-List] Dodgers

Wed Sep 10 08:12:13 PDT 2014

I think I've already brought this up last year, but it may be relevant to
the discussion of making one's own dodger.

I exhibit at the Maine Boat Builder's Show in Portland each March.  A while
ago one of my clients had a brand new dodger they were going to put in the
flea market sale... It was complete with tubing and it looked pretty close
to what would fit SURPRISE.  I bought the dodger for $50; but declined to
take the tubing because I didn't have my roof racks and getting them home
seemed complicated.  I reckoned with what I'd saved on the new dodger I
could spend a lot having new tubes made up and still be ahead of the game.

Well I got home and found that one cannot have tubing made for existing
canvass.  Normally the canvass is made to fit the tubes.  You have to do
that part first.  Argh.

Gord
426 Surprise

On 10/09/14 11:03 AM, "Jeffrey via Public-List"
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Thanks Guys,
> 
> I've looked at those Sailrite kits. I don't know enough yet about the
> details to know if they are any good or not.  Anyone on this list actually
> seen one in person?
> 
> Bill, thanks for the advice on the tubing. I bet I could handle making up
> something to bend tubing. Good idea. We don't have a Metals Supermarket
> around here, I'd need to shop online or look for an alternative.
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> Seagrass. #116
> Boothbay Harbor, Maine
> http://sailboatseagrass.com/
> 
> <http://instagram.com/jfongemie>
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> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Bill Wallace <wayfarer3134 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> You could consider sailrite - they will bend the frames to your
>> measurements and send them to you, cut into appropriate length pieces,
>> which get re-assembled.
>> 
>> Alternatively, I have bent SS tubing from metal supermarket successfully
>> using a home made pipe bender.  It is possible a bender for conduit would
>> work (about $80 from Lowes).  The problem with this is that you need to
>> bend to the right angle the FIRST time - no real second chances, but the
>> cost isn't unreasonable to buy enough pipe to learn on.  You could also
>> consider starting with metal conduit to get the angles/learning right, then
>> move to SS.  It is just that SS is MUCH harder and the spring back amount
>> is different.  If the conduit bender doesn't give you enough leverage, I
>> would guess that putting a pipe over the handle to form an 8' handle would
>> work.  I have a spare piece of pipe at home and the conduit bender, so let
>> me know and I can try and let you know if the conduit bender is strong
>> enough to manage the SS.
>> 
>> After you have the frame built, then there are lots of instructions on how
>> to make the covering.  Basically you tape a cover together out of rolls of
>> pattern paper, then cut along the tape lines and use the paper as a pattern
>> for your dodger.
>> 
>> Bill.
>> 
>> 
>>   On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 10:20:18 AM, Jeffrey via Public-List <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I'd love to have a dodger for my boat, but the cost makes my hart stop.
>> I've just been quoted $4800 for a dodger!
>> 
>> Anyone have dodger frame they would be willing to part with? I may try to
>> make my own.
>> 
>> Jeff
>> 
>> Seagrass. #116
>> Boothbay Harbor, Maine
>> http://sailboatseagrass.com/
>> 
>> <http://instagram.com/jfongemie>
>> 
>> 
>> 
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