Helm/Console Cover

[Tuck]

anyone have a helm / console cover for a f32, or know where i can get my paws on one? or, would i be better off just having one made/jerry-rigging a car cover, etc?

not even going to ask our local canvas shop to make one. those guys are a major rip...but that's another story.

thanks in advance.

[Stripermann2]

I have one for my 32. Never use it but it has a cut-out for a stancion pole which goes up and is a support for the half tower and open array radar.
I would use it more in the off season if I weren't fully enclosed and out in the open...

[MTP]

Jamie which side is the cut on? I need to cut mine for the hardtop support but I could send mine to the guy who works for the government......

[Dan Faith]

I had the same problem priced a bridge cover last year at a guy 2.5 miles down the road he wanted $1,000.00. I called my Amish canvas guy 50 miles away and had him put together sunbrella to rough measurements. I marked it for him to sew and put in holes for the poles. I picked it up put on snaps cost was $387.00. Plus a couple hundred miles of driving. In the fall I had him put together a winter cover. This year will be aft cover.

[Stripermann2]

Jamie which side is the cut on? I need to cut mine for the hardtop support but I could send mine to the guy who works for the government......

Just to the right of the the console. A single pole support goes up and arches to the left below the top. I was looking for a rearward pic but this frontal view may give you an idea.

[escape]

I use a BBq Cover on my Helm and I use a smaller size on the seats Total cost is about 25.00 for both and they look great Avaliable at Home Depot

[g36]

have one, sunbrella, matches the rest of my canvas. made it myself.

since you are in a covered slip like me you might consider a cover for the entire flybridge area. snaps over the windscreen all the way around. would keep the whole area cleaner. i have thought about that lately since the pollen here has been so bad this year.

[MTP]

Jamie
My post is on the other side just port and fore of the drive handles.....it was a good thought

[Stripermann2]

Mine is the exact opposite, so it appears.

I can send it to you, you can flip it over!

Actually, I will ship to you if it will give you and idea or to give to a fabricator. Just ship it back when you're done. There is equal space on either side of the console, minus any electronics you have...you are more than welcome to try.

[Tuck]

I use a BBq Cover on my Helm and I use a smaller size on the seats Total cost is about 25.00 for both and they look great Avaliable at Home Depot

ya know...as whacky as that sounds, i like it. i think i shall giveth that a try.

[rossjo]

I like the BBQ cover idea too. I had a cover on the Todd chair in my cockpit, but it held moisture and caused mildew, so I tossed it. Isn't this an issue with the rest of you?

[JuiceClark]

I use a BBq Cover on my Helm and I use a smaller size on the seats Total cost is about 25.00 for both and they look great Avaliable at Home Depot

Me too! The "large grill cover" at Lowes fits the flybridge helm on my F-36 perfectly. You couldn't have anything made custom that fits as well. And for 20 bucks...voila!!

[Tuck]

I use a BBq Cover on my Helm and I use a smaller size on the seats Total cost is about 25.00 for both and they look great Avaliable at Home Depot

Me too! The "large grill cover" at Lowes fits the flybridge helm on my F-36 perfectly. You couldn't have anything made custom that fits as well. And for 20 bucks...voila!!

you actually answered a question for me with that....i.e., what size to get. i assume the helm is the same on a 36 as a 32?