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Mako®: Robert Schwebke and Pete Purdue introcuded their first boat, a 19 foot center console, at the 1967 Miami Boat Show with great success. Tracker MArine (Bass Pro Shop, White River Marine Group) acquired Mako� around 1997. Older Mako� boats (pre-2000) had aluminum windshield grab rails, which we do not support for mounting the T-Topless� folding T-Top on. Factory Original-Equipment-Manufacturer (OEM) Canvas for Mako® boats: Our team patterned and manufactured the Factory Original-Equipment-Manufacturer (OEM) canvas for Mako® 171-264 center console and WA boats from 2003 to current. We produce new canvas (diagram explaining what each piece of canvas is called) in Sunbrella and ClimaShield Plus fabric. We often offer ANY color Sunbrella and ClimaShield Plus to match your personal taste (these colors may not be available from the dealer). Note: Zippers on OEM Mako� canvas are size #8 (6 teeth/inch). Mako� installed the snaps in their boats, canvas and covers at their factory, so we cannot install the canvas snaps for you because we do not have locations (see Canvas/Snap Installation to learn about installing snaps). We can only sell canvas and covers direct for Mako� boats over 2 years old. Windows are made with 30ga Eisenglass clear vinyl window material. Specifications, care and cleaning of Sunbrella and ClimaShield Plus , 30ga Eisenglass clear vinyl and other canvas materials are detailed below. In some cases (if the boat mfgr is out of business for example) you can upgrade the windows to Strataglass coated clear vinyl (approx. 50-60 percent more cost), however the standard Eisenglass (clear vinyl) will last for many years with proper care, cleaning and storage. We utilize our library of 1,000's of patterns to produce new, "made-to-order" Factory Original canvas for your Mako® boat. This is the same canvas originally offered from the Mako® Factory and sold by your local Mako® dealer (local dealers may only go back 5 years or so however, and charge local sales tax, which we do not charge except in SC and FL). No other canvas manufacturer has these patterns or the ability to produce the exact factory Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) replacement canvas and covers that were offered from the Mako® Factory when your boat was new. Please be sure that you have the Factory Mako® frame or matching canvas. There are no cancellations, refunds or returns on Factory OEM canvas, since it is all "made-to-order" for you. Some owners (and even dealers, when new) installed their own "after-market" Bimini Tops, T-Tops, Hard-Tops and Canvas, so please:
Additional Shade for Mako® boats : When its hot you can never have enough shade. Our Boat Shade Kits (starting at $524.00 , SALE PRICE: $487.32 (End of Summer Sale)) extend shade over the cockpit or bow (can even be used like a Spray-Dodger) and can be put up or taken down in minutes. Folding T-Tops to fit Mako® boats: Our T-Topless™ folding T-Top` fits most Mako® 171 through 221 stainlesss-steel rail, center console boats. This top lowers (or removes) in less than 15 minutes to store your boat in your own garage or storage building/shed, potentially saving $1,000's per year in storage costs (or let you pass under a low bridge). The T-Topless™ folding T-Top is made of solid, yet lightweight, 1-inch diameter welded 316 Stainless Steel tubing with Sunbrella® canvas and install in an hour on the Stainless Steel windshield grab rails of Mako® center console boats. Factory Original-Equipment (OEM) Covers for Mako® boats : We offer Factory OEM some Covers (typically in durable Sunbrella®) to fit your Mako® boat perfectly. Custom After-Market Covers for Mako® boats : We also offer after-market Carver® Custom-Fit™ Boat Covers (from $239), Styled-To-Fit™Boat Covers (from $229) and in Sunbrella® marine fabric (the best quality, breathable fabric for covers) as well as some excellent high-quality, but less expensive materials, that are designed as an "Exact Fit" using measurements taken from your particular model of outboard motor. For Center Console boats, we also offer Universal (Not OEM) Center Console (No T-Top) Covers, Leaning Post Seat Covers and Reversible (Flip-Flop) Seat Covers. A popular solution for boats with T-Tops are our T-Top Console-Storage-Curtains, which completely cover the front cooler seat, entire console and helm seats or leaning post (starting at $484.00 , SALE PRICE: $454.96 (Winter Sale)). This is a nice alternative to the factory OEM console-cover and OEM leaning-post or OEM pedestal-seat-cover, typically costing less than the OEM console-cover alone. Since Mako® did not offer a factory mooring cover for boats with a T-Top, we offer custom-fit, durable TTopCover® Under T-Top Boat-Covers and Carver® Over T-Top Boat-Covers for Mako® 171 through 284CC boats with the Factory OEM T-Top or Hard-Top. We have patterned hundreds of boats and T-Tops, so search for your boat or email to see if we have patterned your boat Mako® Boat Resources:
Factory OEM and After-Market Canvas
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