Inexpensive Boat Shade
When Jon Gibson was diagnosed with skin cancer on his nose last summer, he realized he had to do something to protect himself when fishing the fresh waters of Cape Cod. He first checked out available boat toppers, but he knew the multiple support poles would get in the way of casting. Plus, they were expensive.
“I was sitting under an umbrella over a patio table and realized that was the answer – something with a single point of attachment,” he recalls. So he purchased a heavy-duty 9 1/2-ft. umbrella for $50 at a discount store.
He mounted it on the side-steer console of his 18-ft. fishing boat with a piece of pvc pipe slightly larger than the umbrella pole and a couple of pipe straps.
A clevis pin provides three height options.
He collapses the umbrella and ties it with a rope when he moves his boat to another location.
Gibson notes that a similar setup should work on a garden tractor or other equipment used in the backyard or on a farm.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jon Gibson, East Falmouth, Mass. (jelmere@verizon.net).
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Inexpensive Boat Shade FARM HOME Miscellaneous When Jon Gibson was diagnosed with skin cancer on his nose last summer he realized he had to do something to protect himself when fishing the fresh waters of Cape Cod He first checked out available boat toppers but he knew the multiple support poles would get in the way of casting Plus they were expensive “I was sitting under an umbrella over a patio table and realized that was the answer – something with a single point of attachment ” he recalls So he purchased a heavy-duty 9 1/2-ft umbrella for $50 at a discount store He mounted it on the side-steer console of his 18-ft fishing boat with a piece of pvc pipe slightly larger than the umbrella pole and a couple of pipe straps A clevis pin provides three height options He collapses the umbrella and ties it with a rope when he moves his boat to another location Gibson notes that a similar setup should work on a garden tractor or other equipment used in the backyard or on a farm Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jon Gibson East Falmouth Mass jelmere@verizon net
