Fixing Avocet | Building a Sailboat Dodger

The canvas dodger we had inherited aboard Avocet had seen better days; the frame was not stout, the dark blue canvas had been sun bleached and abused over the years, and perhaps the worst trait of all was that the strataglass was as transparent as milk making any sort of attempt to see through it impossible. Although it served us well as a windbreak and had gotten us this far in our journey we knew it was time to upgrade. Originally we had the idea to create a completely rigid hard dodger and forgo the hassle of sewing canvas, but then at the advice of notable sailors we decided to create a hardtop that could support solar panels with canvas sides that can be removed for easy cleaning and air flow on the particularly stuffy days at anchor. This video shows how we built our dodger, but if you would like to know more please visit our website www.svavocet.com

Chapters:
0:00 – 1:33 Why Build a New One?
1:33 – 9:20 Building the Hard Top
9:20 – 10:41 Building the Metal Frame
10:41 – 12:50 Disaster and Painting
12:50 – 14:28 Fitting
14:28 – 17:00 Sewing the Canvas Sides
17:00 – 18:00 Finishing Touches
18:00 – 19:42 Thank You!

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