New Cockpit Canopy

philosan2003

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I have a new & very expensive canopy to fit to my Hardy Mariner 26' it's was made by using the old canopy as a template, the company who manufactured it was the original OEM supplier to Hardy Marine, but lost the original template....

The canopy fits from the rear of the wheelhouse roof supported by a s/s framework then down over the transom. I have the tool that punches out the holes in the canopy in relation to the existing fittings on the vessel.

Not wishing to see £900 of new canopy going to waste due to wrong positioning of punching and wanting it to be taute and not flap around like a wailing banchee any helpful strategy/advice would be most welcome to keep me dry and taute
 

Nautorius

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Start at front and get that right. Use hose pipe to check the location and fitting. As HLB says use bungees to hold in place. Then do the stern fixings. Next do sides by zipping in and tightening to bottom. Hold one side in temporary place while set up other. Take your time and you will do a good job.

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I cant see, that without some tensioning device, you can ever get it right. It will either be so taunt that you cant fasten it, summer/winter/wet/dry. Or flopping about. A tensioning device is required. Bit like putting shoes on. Laces or bungee type slip on's.
 

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I think HLB is right you need a way to tension it. Mine is like that. It has stud around the windscreen and sides and the stern and stern quarters has hooks on the hull with elastics on the canopy (so the holes dont need to be dead on acurate back there)

Here is a shot of mine (not done up as you can see) Its studs over the top and down to just about rail height, the the hooks from there down and around the stern

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Good luck
 

clivew05

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.... A Hardy is not high performance so probably may not need total tensioning??

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Not sure I agree with that statement - I have a Hardy 355 seawings and she is a 40knt plus 36ft cruiser ..... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

depends on what you mean by High performance I guess
 
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