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home Aside posted 08-10-2008 05:42 PM ET (US)
I recently had a camper back made for attachment to the existing Mills Canvas on my 1985 Revenge 22 WT. I just returned from the 8 day cruise with six other Whalers on the North Channel of Lake Huron, I can't say how pleased I am with the canvas and the expansion of usable enclosed space it provides when anchoring out.
I had a local canvas guy in Livonia, Michigan (Bruce Schwalm AKA "Canvas King")make the enclosure. He does all his own work including bending his own stainless steel tubing, complete with roll up eisenglass windows & screens.
Bruce has been doing boat canvas for years after having retired from the Auto Industry (his last gig was managing the trim operation at Chrysler & then the company that Chrysler ended up outsourcing their trim operations to).
After showing him photographs of Tom Clark's camperback on his Revenge 25 he got started
I'm rather fair skinned and the dermatologist is always on my back about staying out of the direct sun. I put the flytop extension up and it never came down the entire trip. When we would stop and anchor for lunch, my boat became very popular for those wanting out of the sun.
Here's a photograph with the Mills canvas up along with the flytop extension minus the side / aft curtains
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v368/HomeAside/North%20Channel%2008/ ?action=view¤t=DSCN2011.jpg
In the evening I would put the side & aft curtains up, they did the trick for preventing being drained dry by the mosquitos until it cooled down enough & the bugs were gone.
Here's a shot with the complete canvas up.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v368/HomeAside/North%20Channel%2008/ ?action=view¤t=DSCN2163-1.jpg
NOTE TO TOM CLARK: when I left the Revenge with the Canvas guy he called me up having had fits trying to get the original Mills flytop, windshield, and side curtains to snap & set easily. He asked do you mind if I make a little adjustment so it fits right? I said go ahead, he did the same thing you did, trimmed down the stainless framework. Now it goes up & down like a dream, fits nice & tight but is easily set.
The entire set goes up very easily and the new manufacturered camperback connects very well to the older existing Mills canvas. This is one of the best investments I've made in the Revenge to date.
Pat

home Aside posted 08-10-2008 05:50 PM ET (US)
Here's another try at the photo links
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v368/HomeAside/North%20Channel%2008/ ?action=view¤t=DSCN2010.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v368/HomeAside/North%20Channel%2008/ ?action=view¤t=DSCN2163.jpg
Pat
Casco Bay Outrage posted 08-10-2008 09:01 PM ET (US)
Pat -
Links work great!
Wow! That is impressive. Now you are really set for those northern adventures!
:-)

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Author	Topic: New Camperback canvas on 1985 Revenge 22 WT
home Aside	posted 08-10-2008 05:42 PM ET (US) I recently had a camper back made for attachment to the existing Mills Canvas on my 1985 Revenge 22 WT. I just returned from the 8 day cruise with six other Whalers on the North Channel of Lake Huron, I can't say how pleased I am with the canvas and the expansion of usable enclosed space it provides when anchoring out. I had a local canvas guy in Livonia, Michigan (Bruce Schwalm AKA "Canvas King")make the enclosure. He does all his own work including bending his own stainless steel tubing, complete with roll up eisenglass windows & screens. Bruce has been doing boat canvas for years after having retired from the Auto Industry (his last gig was managing the trim operation at Chrysler & then the company that Chrysler ended up outsourcing their trim operations to). After showing him photographs of Tom Clark's camperback on his Revenge 25 he got started I'm rather fair skinned and the dermatologist is always on my back about staying out of the direct sun. I put the flytop extension up and it never came down the entire trip. When we would stop and anchor for lunch, my boat became very popular for those wanting out of the sun. Here's a photograph with the Mills canvas up along with the flytop extension minus the side / aft curtains http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v368/HomeAside/North%20Channel%2008/ ?action=view¤t=DSCN2011.jpg In the evening I would put the side & aft curtains up, they did the trick for preventing being drained dry by the mosquitos until it cooled down enough & the bugs were gone. Here's a shot with the complete canvas up. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v368/HomeAside/North%20Channel%2008/ ?action=view¤t=DSCN2163-1.jpg NOTE TO TOM CLARK: when I left the Revenge with the Canvas guy he called me up having had fits trying to get the original Mills flytop, windshield, and side curtains to snap & set easily. He asked do you mind if I make a little adjustment so it fits right? I said go ahead, he did the same thing you did, trimmed down the stainless framework. Now it goes up & down like a dream, fits nice & tight but is easily set. The entire set goes up very easily and the new manufacturered camperback connects very well to the older existing Mills canvas. This is one of the best investments I've made in the Revenge to date. Pat
home Aside	posted 08-10-2008 05:50 PM ET (US) Here's another try at the photo links http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v368/HomeAside/North%20Channel%2008/ ?action=view¤t=DSCN2010.jpg http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v368/HomeAside/North%20Channel%2008/ ?action=view¤t=DSCN2163.jpg Pat
Casco Bay Outrage	posted 08-10-2008 09:01 PM ET (US) Pat - Links work great! Wow! That is impressive. Now you are really set for those northern adventures! :-)