Serv-a-Dock Boathouse Components- Canopy

Boathouse Components

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Canopy Half Bow
Canopy Top V
Canopy Standard

The 9’ and 10’ 6” half-bows. Two used per individual bow: The 9’ half-bows have five steel slat-stamping brackets for connecting the 1 1/4” galvanized square steel slatson. The 10’ 6” half bows have 6 steel slat-stampings brackets. The 9’ half bows are used primarily for the standard 16’ wide slips. The 10’ 6” half bows are used solely for the extra-wide boathouses.

The 4’ 6”, 6’ and 7’ 6” Top V’s. One is used to connect the two half-bows together. 4’ 6” Top V’s have 3 steel slat-stamping brackets for connecting the 1 1/4” galvanized square steel slats. The 6’ and 7’ 6” Top V’s have five steel slat-stampings brackets. The 4’ 6” Top V’s are used primarily for the standard 16’ wide slips and the 5’ and 7’ 6” are used solely for the extra-wide boathouses.

The Canopy Standards. Two are used to connect the assembled half-bows to the upright dock pipes. Usually one Canopy Standard has a molded plastic bumper. The exception is there is no bumper on the inside slip corner boathouse standard, since there is no possible way for the boat to contact the dock at the inside corner boathouse end canopy standard. The second canopy standard (opposite side) is without a plastic bumper board. Since it covers the walkway, the boat cannot contact the walkway covered standard. The 88” Canopy Brace pipes are installed between each canopy bow 4” above the deck surface for added structural stability, and it is a consistent tie fixture for the sides of the boathouse vinyl. The Steel Slats are available in 2 different lengths: 16’ 1/4” long and 24’ 1/4” long. Specifications are 1 & 1/4” by 1 & 1/4” square, 18 gauge metal thickness, high tensile (extra strong) galvanized steel tubing. 15 galvanized steel slat support members are evenly spaced over the crown of the 16’ wide boathouse. 17 galvanized steel slat support members are evenly spaced over the crown of the 18’ wide boathouse. The galvanized square high tensile steel slats are lightweight and have added strength to withstand bending when under added stress from installing and removing the boathouse framework.