Need shade on your Flats Boat?
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Need shade on your Flats Boat? |
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Shade for flats boats & skiffs ... avail. July 2010RNR-Marine has developed the Flats-Top "Shade for Flats Boats". Currently, there are no top solutions for flats boats which can be used at speed and removed easily when not needed (beach umbrellas are often used, but must be taken down for the ride). Our goal was to provide enough shade for two people, while providing clearance for fishing and poling. We have applied for 3 US Patents and will begin producing the rigid Poling Platform Mounted Flats-Top in July 2010. |
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Finally, SHADE for your flats boat, which can be used at Speed!
We have worked out our mounting system, as well as the various sizes and lengths (see specification below), and just installed this Flats-Top (Long=69.5", Medium=6"rise) on a client's 2005 Hewes Redfisher 16. It looks pretty cool, was very stable and our client (and his girlfriend) love it (and the shade)! The install took about 1.5 hours with simple tools. We immediately took the boat out for a test ride and the top was very stable, as you'll see in the YouTube video below. The boat trailers fine with the top in place and our engineering calculations show it to be safe (from bend failure) even if tilted 90degrees against 65mph wind (which we don't recommend as the canvas could be destroyed), so we're comfortable with warranting the top at highway speeds. This client is a real "gadget guy", but had never found a suitable shade solution. He was elated with the Flats-Top and anxious to share his story in pictures. We'll begin accepting orders in July, for delivery in August 2010. STAND up to sight for fish and use the Flats-Top to LEAN on it while fishing!
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Rear and Front Mounts mount through poling platform deck. Set Screws on Rear Mounts have been replaced with 1/4-20 bolts for secure mounting and ease of removal. 1/2" Starboard® spacers available for front and rear mounts to provide clearance for tubing or fiberglass platform (use 2 sets for more clearance). |
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http://YouTube.Flats-Top.com
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2010: RNR-Marine has developed a Poling-Platform Mounted Flats-Top design in a combination of heights and lengths to fit most flats boats poling platforms. We will produce this Flats-Top in mid-2010. 2011: We are gathering data and working on a stable, universal design
Console Mounted Top for 2011 that will mount/dismount easily to many small consoles.
Patent Pending |
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The Flats-Top provides shade for flats boat, usable at speed (up to 65mph), and easily removable for fly fishing on cooler days. It installs in less than an hour, and provides refreshing, cancer-avoiding shade for 2 people seated at the boat's console.
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