Quote Originally Posted by olduckhunter View Post
ski, all you need to hold the brella down is a bungee strap hooked on the pole and down to the pvc bracket. wind won't lift it out of the boat then. at least that's the way i fixed mine.

Great idea, Old. Leave the flaps up and bungee the whole umbrella to the pvc stand will work great. Thanks. Why didn't I think of that? Doh