Company:
Marco Canvas & Upholstery LLC

Project Details

Fabric 1

WeatherMax 80
Producer: Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc.
Supplier: Keyston Bros.

Fabric 2

OTHER
Producer:


Design Name
Jacob Schaible

Design Company
Marco Canvas & Upholstery LLC

Fabrication Name
Keith Baasch & Jeremy Luthy

Fabrication Company
Marco Canvas & Upholstery LLC

Project Manager Name
Edward J Skrzynski

Installation Name
Brondon Wood & Josh Dunning

Installation Company
Marco Canvas & Upholstery LLC


Please describe the project specifications

If you have ever tried to protect a boats interior and exterior from the intense UV, Sun, Heat, Salt and Humidity in the Sub Tropics of SW Fl you know the hassle, the money and time you are going are to spend to no avail. Using a mooring cover is typically a big hassle, especially over a boat elevator lift, and you tend not to use your boat or just let the boats value get eaten away...Literally. There has to be a better way! Liberty Cover System(TM) to the Rescue! US Patent 8,783,276 The only patented and proven retractable full custom mooring cover!


What was the purpose of this project? What did the client request?

Customer just bought a brand new rig for his vacation house that he flies into about every other weekend to enjoy life on the Gulf of Mexico. The customer wanted to protect the entire boat with a full mooring cover to use while away and some smaller covers to protect the electronics and upholstery while he was home. Being in his middle 60's and with only a little time available he needed he wanted something easy and fast to install and remove by himself and would store away neatly because of the many trips he would be making down to the Island to use his boat. Not an easy solution for the large cover and the customer expected some trade offs


What is unique or complex about the project?

Traditional full mooring covers are heavy, cumbersome, and never easy to install. Especially over the water on a lift! We discussed our patented retractable full mooring cover named, Liberty Cover System(TM), and how he could easily cover and uncover his boat to protect it. Using state of the art digital technology we scanned his dock and boat, and designed the overhead structure that would handle the weight and girth of the full cover when removing and installing as well as the cover itself. To remove the cover we install a marine pulley to the aft top of the cover and by pulling on the cordage loop you can split the aft of the cover open with the attached zipper and a webbing ratchet system into the under side of the cover is released and placed into it own storage pocket. Now you simply slide the cover off like pulling the curtains! To reinstall the cover just reverse the process. It takes less then a minute to remove and about 3 to install and that is over the water! Liberty Cover System(TM) cover all sides of the boat except the under side. So it is actually even more protected than under a boat house. The structure can rotate to be parallel to the dock so the boat can be raised much higher for Hurricane storm surges and the system is Category 2 storm rated with the cover on and off it is rated for a Category 5 storm!


What were the results of the project?

The customer is elated with his new Liberty Cover System. Even though it is always kept outside the boat is always protected from the elements, pests, and prying eyes. He only washes the boat after use and rarely needs to detail the boat. So the boat always looks just like new and has never been tampered with. It is that easy to use! Breathable dark color fabrics with large vents and lots of air movement under the cover keeps the mold & mildew in check by heating up the interior to vaporize any dew drops and allow it to escape the cover through the fabric pours and vents. The customer is extremely pleased with how easy the system works and there is no maintenance needed. He was so happy that he now tells everyone he can about Liberty Boat Cover Systems and Marco Canvas. He says he knows he has got a return on his investment as he has gained back his time, the boats value is kept high and the costs and time to detail it are gone. We call that a Win/Win! Liberty Cover System(TM) is a Paradigm shift in the mooring cover market place that gives you something you cant buy.....your time back spent covering and uncovering and detailing to protect your investment.


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