This hard dodger was made in Sidney BC. Shown with and without canvas. The top picture is during a race, which we won. The dodger extends quite far over the cockpit so you can sit under it out of the rain. We have a back curtain which turns it into a two person wheelhouse, we can steer from there using the Raymarine S-100 autopilot remote. It is strong enough to stand on. We have two 75-watt solar panels mounted on top.
A nice product. I bought a boat with a Tartarooga hard dodger. The owner, Jaques, was very unfiriendly and unhelpful. He tried to tell me that no one else could sew canvas side curtains for his dodger because it was his “intellectual property”. I’d avoid this guy.
I found him helpful when I ordered the dodger, but that was long ago. The canvas was replaced by him recently, but I don’t see why any competent canvas worker couldn’t do it. One tip. The original Lexan glazing clouded over after a few years even though we have covers and keep them on when not actually sailing. I think it is because we used Rain-X on it. Don’t. Now I apply Plast-X a couple of times a year and the newer ones are standing up well.