How to Make Dodger Cover Canvas Pattern

Extend the life of your dodger windows with a canvas cover. To speed up the process and cut down on costs, learn to make your own pattern that you can give to a canvas-maker or local tailor.

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This completed cardboard dodger cover pattern has all of the marking elements indicating where different snaps and straps need to be sewed on. (Photo/ Marc Robic)
This completed cardboard dodger cover pattern has all of the marking elements indicating where different snaps and straps need to be sewed on. (Photo/ Marc Robic)

For those of us with dodgers, we know how truly practical they can be. They protect the crew from wind and water splashes and make the overall sailing experience so much more enjoyable. But we also know how important it is to have full and clear visibility. Constant exposure to the sun and weather can easily and quickly make the plastic windows yellowish and dull, making visibility difficult.

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Marc Robic
Marc caught his love of sailing and all things water from his father from a very young age. He has owned many sailboats in his 40+ years of sailing. An avid do-it-yourselfer and handyman, he builds, modifies, improves and executes all his own repairs. He also enjoys testing, documenting & sharing products and how-to methods with other sailors and boaters. Posting many how to videos on his YouTube channel and Facebook page. He is a member of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron. Currently, he sails his Catalina 270, Aquaholic 3, out of the Ile-Perrot Yacht Club in Montreal, where Marc spent 16 years as Harbour Master. He is also a regular bareboat yacht charterer, having sailed most of the Caribbean islands. In the winter months, Marc regularly hand builds exact scale models of friends’ boats to give them away in the spring.