Archives for April 2015

Best time of the year hands down. Fall. The nights are cool, the days are warm, the sky seems a little more blue, and the beer is amazing. There is a misconception about this time of year though – that it is time to put the grill away for the winter. Put the grill away? Why would anyone do that? Perhaps it is because you don’t have a cover to keep the snow off of it. Maybe you do have a grill cover but it has more holes in it than swiss cheese. Damn it man put a decent cover on it so you can grill all fall and winter! Don’t tell me the snow is a factor either. Grills get hot. Heat melts snow. Get your grill on! Sure you may need to keep a shovel at the back door to shovel a path to the grill but that is a small price to pay to keep the taste of summer going all year long! Trust me it will warm your soul.

Not just any grill cover will do. Oh no – it must be able to stand up to the elements all year long. If only there were some sort of outdoor fabric meant to stand up to the elements….let me think…Sunbrella! If you aren’t familiar with sunbrella fabric let me give you a quick introduction. It is made my Glen Raven Mills which has been making fabric and material since the ice cream cone debuted and Theodore Roosevelt was president in 1904. Sunbrella is a solution dyed acrylic fabric meant to be outside. It is widely used in the marine industry and outdoor living industry. It carries a 10 year warranty for goodness sakes! I think it will hold up quite nicely as an all year grill cover. Sunbrella carries a wide range of colors. We use the marine grade sunbrella to make our grill covers and you can choose whichever color you want. In fact, choose two if you like. Pick a couple of colors to accent your home, or of your favorite sports team. We have a grill cover to fit your needs. If not we will custom build one for you.

These are designed and made in Toledo, Ohio and we are sure you will love the way it looks, fits, and protects.

Working in this industry I see a lot of sites and blogs that like to compare products and spotlight different products. While most are worth reading it is rare to find any comparisons on what allows us to stay on the water in the hot blistering sun – the bimini top. Without the bimini top keeping us out of the sun, our time on the water will be cut short due to blistering sun burns, dehydration, and perhaps death. OK maybe not death, at least not right away.

Boat builders they are the first to say they need to offer bimini tops with their boats, but they end up putting the cheapest thing on it they can find just to say they offer it. Not all of them do it but a significant amount do. Boat manufacturers pour money into research and development to offer new amenities and new ways to make their boat look good and be comfortable on the inside. Guess what? No one can see the inside of your boat from across the lake. What they can see is you put a shabby looking top that is worth about 150.00 on a 50,000.00 pontoon boat. If you are willing to do that most won’t believe you are willing to put a lot of money anywhere else on your boat.

As a consumer you continue to scan the horizon looking for something better. Without a doubt the bimini top is the first thing most see out on the water on any given day. Poorly made bimini tops tend to lead people to believe the boat may not be all that well made either. A well built bimini top will compliment the boat which in turn will cause people to search you out on the water to compliment you, your boat, and your bimini top. They may even ask where you got it. Chances are you didn’t buy it with the boat – chances are you bought it from us.

We take exceptional pride in our work, our workforce, and ulitmately our products. Regardless of whether it is our bimini tops, or our grill covers, we take the extra steps to ensure your satisfaction with your purchase. I wish I had a nickel for every time a customer has recommended us to a friend or family member. Even better I wish I had a dime for every recommended customer that has told me they saw our bimini top on a boat on the lake and asked that boat owner where they got such a great looking top. Then I tell them how reasonable the prices are — mind blown. Yup add up all those dimes and nickles and I’d be writing this from a cabana in Key West.