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Umbrellas
With the weather getting warmer, I've began looking for a way to mount an umbrella shade in my boat. Would you guys recommend the sportsbrella? Or is there other options out there? I don't want to mount anything on my seats.
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Some make PVC pipe holders that fit on seat post for Sportsbrellas
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I bought a sportsbrella. I will use it tomorrow first time!!
Before that, I got an extra seat pedestal, put it in the hole beside my front seat, put a big PVC pipe about 4' (??) long over the pedestal, and put a regular opened umbrella over it.
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I got one of them crank up patio umbrellas for free. Matchs the interior of my boat too. Stitched up a few tears and thinking of finding a way to mount it in the boat. heavy sucker, but 9' spread will cover most of my 17.5 foot boat!
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Last edited by Speed trout; 06-11-2014 at 02:33 PM.
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I use a 6' patio umbrella. I used an old pin type pedistal and pulled the bushing out, pushed a short piece of broom handle in it and slide the pole right over it. I just put it in one of the base plates on the front of the boat.
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When you get the umbrella mounted you should get one of those small 12v fans over in the auto dept and mount under it to keep the air moving should make it a little cooler.
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Mine worked great, but not much wind. One issue............the part that sticks into the seat pedestal mount is "pointed"........it's made to stick into the ground.
That's a problem. That makes it a bit unstable in the pedestal mount. I'm going to have to somehow cut it off flat, so it fits in the hole better. Also, it's slightly smaller O.D. than the pedestal hole. I'm thinking maybe putting some duct tape around it to make it fit the hole better.
If it is really windy, my 9' model is gonna have a problem. Course, if it's really windy, not as much need for the shade as it is when it's hot and still.
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