Here's another sewing project made out of a trapezoid of clear plastic, bordered by scrap Sunbrella. GB wanted something to cover the engine ignition panel next to the helm in the cockpit – mainly when in port to protect the instruments from blowing dust, but also to protect the panel from salt water if things got frisky and we had boarding waves in the cockpit. Do Not Want.
The flexible clear plastic (the better to see the ignition switch and engine rpm dial) is 10-1/2" high, 13-1/2" wide at the top and 16-1/2" wide at the bottom. The border is scrap Sunbrella trimmed with piping; finished width is about 1-1/4" but should have been 1-1/2" or even 1-3/4" to better accomodate the 7 snaps that hold the cover in place. It's a very snug cover, it is. I'm sure it will stretch some as it weathers. Meanwhile it should nicely keep the dust and dreck from Santa Anas, corumuels, chubascos and the like blowing in to the cockpit and sullying our precious equipment.
It's unbelievable how much Sunbrella is riding around topsides on the Fox. Heh.
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