We've decided to try to make little tracks to keep the canvas down on the sides, we'll glass it on the deck itself, we've added a little plastic tube inside the edge of the dodger so it stays inside the track.

I hope it holds.

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After about 3 weeks of sewing, and lots of help from our friends, we've built a dodger from scrap canvas and vinyl we had onboard.

It will keep the rain and spray out of the companionway for the foreseeable future.

Mission successful! 🥳

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Sown little grommets at the back and clamp the dodger down through them.
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@Hellien @ritualdust sinon y'est sur Libgen
https://libgen.is/search.php?req=what+are+people+for&lg_topic=libgen&open=0&view=simple&res=25&phrase=1&column=def

@rostiger In our travels we've borrowed our friend's sailrite a few times, they'll eat through thick industrial canvas.

Most of the time we work with whatever we can find locally, here's a picture of the sail loft in NZ, and a household machine we borrowed in Japan.

Most repairs we actually do by hand, with a stitching awl.

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We're almost done! Just have to install tightening at the back so we can tension it properly.
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@dualhammers It's 120v, so we can't run it on the batteries, but we can use it manually, for some types of jobs, it's faster than using the awl, even without power.

It lets you "dodge" the spray

@ritualdust you've read anything by Wendel Berry?

@ritualdust after The Dawn Of Everything, try "What are people for?"

Added D-rings inside so we can tighten the dodger with ropes.
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@floatvoid

Looks like I'm implementing turtle graphics in #uxn now.

For big projects like the canvasing work we're doing now, it often comes down to either:

a) working for a month to gather the money to pay someone to do it.
b) spending a month to do it by trial and error.

At least whenever we choose b), we're left off with a handful of new skills.

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Another day on the sewing machine, we're adding a layer of vynil around the arch to protect it from the boom rubbing against it.
https://100r.co/site/mini_dodger.html
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First test fit of our mini dodger. It's not attached yet, we're just trying to see if the shape works.
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Fitting the dodger with the protective vinyl on top.
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@rostiger they're pretty common on sailboats. The typical machine that you'll find on sailboat is the sailrite:

And people, LOVE THEM

@rostiger yeah, almost every single sailing channel has a couple of videos dedicated to sewing.

The company that makes the blue machine is one of my favourite brand in the world. They make hundreds of educational videos on how to repair anything, anything at all.

https://www.sailrite.com/How-to-Make-a-Dodger

@rostiger yes, living aboard is 90% sewing, and 10% actual sailing.

We've been working on this crazy stainless steel project. We built a frame a bent a plate around it to make an arch.

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