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 Best Umbrella for boat shade?
#7685136
06/24/12 05:07 PM
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Gom
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The only thing I have been able to find online for boat shade is the bracket that screws into back of seat. Not wanting to do that, I have been looking at the posts here for the DIY pvc version. Looks like I will be trying that. I will be making 2, one for front and one for back deck of my Tracker 190. Here's my question for those of you who have done this: Should i go with 2 Golf type umbrellas or 2 of the patio type umbrellas? Also how do you control height of umbrella? Any ideas and tips welcome! Thanks!
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
[Re: Gom]
#7685151
06/24/12 05:13 PM
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Justin B
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Might want to try to ask down in the crappie section
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
[Re: Gom]
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06/24/12 05:19 PM
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TreeBass
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
[Re: Gom]
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06/24/12 05:21 PM
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TreeBass
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The only thing I have been able to find online for boat shade is the bracket that screws into back of seat. Not wanting to do that, I have been looking at the posts here for the DIY pvc version. Looks like I will be trying that. I will be making 2, one for front and one for back deck of my Tracker 190. Here's my question for those of you who have done this: Should i go with 2 Golf type umbrellas or 2 of the patio type umbrellas? Also how do you control height of umbrella? Any ideas and tips welcome! Thanks! I'd go with the patio, the nine foot one from academy. You will have to cut the main pole on the umbrella about 15 inches to get the right height. those umbrellas tilt and turn any way you want them to.
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
[Re: Gom]
#7706246
06/29/12 04:02 PM
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BigDaddy2508
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
[Re: Gom]
#7707143
06/29/12 07:45 PM
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jsb91010
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just scratch the whole umbrella idea and get a bimini top... i went thru quite a few umbrellas they just end up getting f*&*ed up by the wind... now with my bimini i think to myself what an idiot i was for trying all that tight wod stuff and should have just got a bimini long time ago lol
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
[Re: Gom]
#7709359
06/30/12 03:50 AM
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Patt
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I've got a bimini. Great shade, but you can't fish under it. You can barely fish around it. I fished with a guide at POC last year who had a folding T-top. Way nice, if you've got a center console. You can still put it in the garage. About $500.00.
Most of the umbrella users I've seen use a PVC rig off the seat pedestal. At least you can fish under it. Academy had some reasonably priced patio umbrellas.
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
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#7714858
07/02/12 02:51 AM
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chucktx
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a patio umbrella and some pvc is what i use......store it in my rod box when i dont need it.....
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
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#7728017
07/05/12 06:56 PM
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powerworm11
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i use a bimini on my bass boat and it works great
Larry
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
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#7742336
07/09/12 09:22 PM
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SpinFly
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+1. $35, cranks open and shut, has tilt option. has withstood the wind test. Just returned from a week of casting on the White in northern AR, only hit the canvas once. I use the PVC setup, but am considering making a "2-legged" version to reduce the violent swaying caused by wave action. PVC is not known for its rigidity lol...
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
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#7742468
07/09/12 09:53 PM
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Lakeguide
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Costco had an Addidas beach umbrella fro $35. It is the size of a patio umbrella. I just put it one of my rod holders on the center console and use a small bungee cord to the windshield rail. It covers half my 24" Skeeter. If you dont have stand up rod holders, just buy a single plastic holder at Academy or Bass pro and screw it in wherever works best. I've used patio umbrellas in the past as well. Garden Ridge usually has one on sale for $19.
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
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#7742484
07/09/12 09:55 PM
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Gom
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Finished and done. Made 2 for front and back decks. Turned out Academy is best choice for patio style umbrellas. Bought 2 that matched boat perfectly. I think if I had it to do over, the "2 legged version" might be a better way to go, Testing it out on RC lake was great for the shade but it did sway with the wave action.
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
[Re: Gom]
#7743785
07/10/12 02:48 AM
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chucktx
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got any pics of the "2 legged version"?????
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
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#7750935
07/12/12 12:09 AM
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Undertow
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What you need to do is, go to a welders supply shop and get a good industrial strength umbrella. That's what I did. They can handle crazy high winds and wont get jacked up. In fact I used mine on the beach one year, while a tropical storm was brewing in the gulf. Everything else on the beach got mangled instantly. My umbrella toughed it out. If you dont want to spend the money on a bimini installation, this is THE way to go. It only cost me 150 bucks. Dont waste your money buying a wimpy patio umbrella.
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Re: Best Umbrella for boat shade?
[Re: Gom]
#7750958
07/12/12 12:14 AM
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Undertow
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Oh and it fits right in my rod holders (center console)and I just bungee it to the rail. When I dont need it, I just close it. Easy Peezy
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