Little friendly advice...on windy days like today, you need to make sure the umbrella is connected to that PVC somehow. Maybe a pin all the way through. I had the same set up a couple of years ago, and a gust of wind picked up the umbrella and flew it 20 yards away. By the time I got to it, it was below the surface and I couldn't reach it in time. Let's just say I was NOT a happy camper that day.

Looks cool...really!

Looks like a great place for a game of "Checkers" And a cold glass of ice tea.

Where did you get those umbrellas and how much are they?

Theses are 8 feet umbrella's I purchased from Sam's Club for $26 each

Bobby, you can also get a 9' steel pole umbrella with crank & tilt
Like mine


At Academy

Thanks Steel Man and pepop! Gonna build some. I wonder if they will hold up at 3mph while side imaging shoreline.

The umbrellas I have are also tilt

I've fished in steady 10-15mph wind moving with TM on high with no trouble. Use 1 1/4" pvc for a fairly snug fit on the seat post as well as the umbrella pole. Steel_Man's idea of the longer pipe above the "H" for the umbrella pole to stick into is good. I'm gonna try to add that to mine. Should give it even more wind resistance.

I'm making some for my Lund and learned the seat post is 2 3/8" OD. A 2X2X2 PVC tee is too small ID and you have to ream them out. I have a spindle sander that worked out perfect and the tees now fit over my seat post perfectly. Still looking for umbrellas and guessing I'll have to bush down from the 2" PVC coming out of the 'H'. Maybe 1 1/4 or 1 1/2? Depends on the umbrealla handle, I guess. Was fishing this morning and the wind was howling and I was thinking I'll have to really do something special to keep my boat from flying away if the wind gets any worse.

they look great.I'm going to have to make one for my wife...Rick

I am hoping this will get my wife on the water with me. At least she can sit in the shade and read a book.

After today I was wishing I had them. It was blazing today.

I made a slight modification today I added a pin to lock the pole in place.

EXCELLENT addition!