Ready for the Texas Sun

After reading several posts I decided to make me a couple of umbrella holders.

Good job! Now if the wind would die down we could catch them.

I'll have to admit, with the umbrellas and 17 inch monitor those crappie won't have a chance...

That is simply awesome. Good job!

Yep Steel_Man, it looks like you're ready for what July & August is definitely gonna bring.

That looks 10 degrees cooler!

looks great

Only thing you need now is a water mister system on your umbrellas and a additional 12 volt pump and your set ....

You got a Historical Marker plaque on that boat??????

Good looking set-up!!!!!!!

I see a spot for a picnic table in there somewhere. Good job!

That looks awesome Terrance! Get that bad boy on the water!

looking good, I bought a bimimi top for mine, but I may still need something like that up front.

nice job looks like that will keep you cooler for sure

I can't wait to see you on the water. I may tie off to you, jump aboard for some TV, iced tea and break from the sun.

Nice Setup!

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!

Get 1 of those pump up sprayers from wally world out of the garden section. They have adjustable nozzle and locking trigger. Had a new 1 in the truck once and half a cooler of cold water. Set the nozzle infront of a 12 volt fan that worked of a cig lighter on a hot day at work, may have looked funny but in 100+ it felt good.

Now you have a sailboat with all this wind...