Category Archives: Sailboat Bimini

Sailboat Covers Galore!

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There was an article in a local magazine recently that featured a photograph of a sailboat dock at Mountain Harbor Resort.  We were pretty excited about the photograph, since we recognized that a number of the boats shown featured canvas work that was fabricated by the Black Dog Design Team.  So, not having received permission to use the magazine’s photo, we decided to grab a camera and take our own! The photograph above shows boat covers, bimini tops and frames, mainsail covers, line bags, helm covers, and even a cover to protect the boat name on the stern from the … Continue reading →

Beautiful Beneteau Sailboat Gets A New Bimini and Dodger

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Here’s a photo of a new bimini top and dodger Black Dog Design, Inc., recently completed. Mike designed and fabricated the frame, and the fabrics were then patterned to work with the new frame. The fabric for the bimini is “Stamoid”, a vinyl-coated woven polyester that is waterproof, easily cleanable, cool to sit under, and that folds and stores well;  it is perfect for this application. The clear vinyl windows for the dodger are “Strataglass”, that is “the staple of virtually every quality canvas manufacturer.”  Among its many good properties for this application, it also blocks UV light.

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