Marine Fabricators Association presents a series of three topics such as traditional patterning and techniques.

Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Roadshow Schedule:

10:30 am: Building a U-Zip
Jeff Newkirk, MFC, Owner and Olivia Dobbie, Production Manager, Precision Custom Canvas Inc.
Tips and tricks to tweak a clean, value-added U-Zip design. A live demonstration will go through the Precision Custom Canvas method for fabricating a high end U-Zip in soft clear vinyl, and we will discuss how we adapt that process into polycarbonate.

11:30 am: Window Fabrication: Tips, Tricks & Techniques
Greg Keeler, Owner, Oyster Creek Canvas
Learn about practical approaches to fabricating windows with polycarbonate and clear vinyl. Different examples of window fabrication will be discussed, along with techniques that have worked well and some that have presented challenges. Attendees will gain useful tips, tricks, and lessons learned that can be applied in their own shops.

12:30 pm: Patterning with Canvex: Custom Covers for Any Shape and Size
Jess Flegel, Production Manager, Oyster Creek Canvas
Jess will walk you through the steps and thought process for making a pattern with canvex. See how to manipulate and mark the material for a truly custom cover.