Extra comfort for boating

Boat Canopies

A boat canopy functions as an additional protection under various conditions – cold, hot, come rain or shine! A boat canopy’s functionality, appearance and durability are always an important part of a boat’s usability and general appearance.

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VA-boat canopies since 1969

Functionality, style and durability

Our original boat canopies are always designed in cooperation with boat manufacturers, taking into account the various boat applications available. This ensures that the covers fit the boat model in question and serve the user as well as possible. We have manufactured original boat canopies for most Finnish and Scandinavian boat brands. We have digitised our original canopy patterns used to make replacement canopies. This way, we can guarantee the consistent quality of the replacement canopies.

When your boat canopy starts to show need of renewal, you know you can get a fine-quality product from us – already designed at the outset with the special purposes of your boat in mind. As a producer of authentic canopies, we are able to offer you a product made in accordance with the original pattern for your boat and canopy arch.

According to your requirements, you can choose to renew only the boat canopy without the arch, or order new arches for your canopy as well. In addition, you can personally select the colour of your new canopy from our selection, which offers over 20 different colours.

Send a canopy quote request

Click "Open form" → fill in your boat details and add photos → you will receive a personal quote by email within 1–3 business days. The request is non-binding.

Delivery times:

  • In stock: 2-5 business days
  • Other stock canopies: 3 months
  • Made-to-order canopies: 3 months

We will confirm the exact delivery time in the order confirmation.

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Fill in the quote request form:

A quote request is not binding — only the order confirmation you accept constitutes a sale, subject to distance sales terms including the 14-day right of return.

  1. Fill in the quote request Using the form on this page — the request is not binding.
  2. We reply in 1–3 business days We may contact you for more details if needed.
  3. You receive the quote by email You can accept or decline — the quote does not bind you yet.
  4. Order confirmation = sale When you accept the quote, we send an order confirmation. Distance sales include 14-day right of return.
  1. Manufacturing per confirmation Made by hand in Finland.
  2. Payment By invoice or cash-on-delivery.
  3. Delivery By parcel post, Kaukokiito freight, or pickup from our factory.
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Fill in the form and request a quote.

Our customer service will contact you once the quote request has been processed.

If you do not know the exact brand and model year of your boat, we will need your old canopy for inspection before we can start making a new one.

The positions of edge fasteners can vary between individual boats. Especially in older boats manufactured in the 1990s or earlier, the risk of differences is greater. For these older models, we need the old canopy at the final stage of the manufacturing process to verify the fastener positions. For newer models, the risk of differences is smaller, but only by aligning the fasteners from the old canopy can we guarantee a perfect fit.

  1. Check your boat’s model and year of manufacture. With the correct information about your boat’s model and year, we can ensure that the pattern we use is correct. Even the same boat model can have model-year-specific variations in the canopy.
  2. Choose the colour for your new canopy in advance. You can see the colour chart HERE.
  3. If you are sending your old canopy to us, detach it from the frames and clean off the worst dirt before shipping. If the canopy is wet, wait for it to dry.
  4. NOTE! Place a note inside the canopy package with your contact details and boat information (brand, model, year). Also write down the desired colour for the new canopy. Labels taped on the outside of the package risk tearing off or getting lost during transport.
  5. If we do not have a pattern for your boat’s canopy, we can very likely manufacture a new one by copying the old canopy. Send us photos of the old canopy or ship it to us for evaluation, and we can provide a cost estimate for copying. If our quote does not suit you, we will return your old canopy free of charge.
  6. We will ship the new canopy to you once it is completed. Delivery is by cash-on-delivery parcel or Kaukokiito freight, in which case the canopy is invoiced separately before shipping. You can also pick up the new canopy from our premises, with payment at the time of collection.

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The customer is responsible for the accuracy of the boat information provided. We manufacture the canopy based on the boat’s model year or hull number. Sometimes there may be different canopy versions for the same boat depending on the date of manufacture.

Canopy frames

If your current canopy is made by VA-Varuste and you are ordering a replacement of the same model, the new canopy will fit your existing frames. You can continue to use your current frames if they are in good condition.

If the canopy frames are bent or broken, it is recommended to order new frames with the replacement canopy. Also, if you are not ordering the same model as your old canopy, you may need new frames. Additionally, if there is no certainty that the new canopy is the same model as your current one (e.g. the current canopy is not made by VA-Varuste), new frames are recommended.

Canopy frames are manufactured from stainless steel tube or aluminium, depending on the canopy model. Tube thickness also depends on the model; the most common sizes are Ø18 (with plastic fittings), Ø20, and Ø25mm (with stainless steel fittings).

Choose canopy fabric colour

The canopy fabric is always premium Sunbrella Plus. All colours are the same price.

Choose canopy finishing

You can choose from 3 colour options that affect the edge binding, reinforcements, sewing thread and zipper colours.

Special notes

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Sunbrella

Materials

Our boat canopies are made from materials that are easy to maintain and last from year to year. Your boat canopy deserves only the best – Sunbrella Plus boat canopy fabrics. For the other parts of the canopy as well, we use only accessories made from the best-quality materials.

Colour chart

P118 Soothing Beige – Sunbrella Plus Recycled

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

P116 Lunar Grey – Sunbrella Plus Recycled

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

P091 Ebene / Brown

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

P057 Celestial

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5085 Dark Smoke

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

P054 Titanium

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5548 Taupe

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5034 Burgundy / Wine Red

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5029 Crimson Red / Red

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5026 Dune / Beige

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5057 Captain Navy

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5058 Dark Navy

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5031 Marine Blue / Navy Blue

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5055 Atlantic Blue / French Blue

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5023 Arctic Blue / Bright Blue

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5032 Jet Black / Black

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5088 Charcoal Piqué

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5082 Graphite / Graphite Grey

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5049 Charcoal Grey / Dark Grey

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5530 Cadet Grey / Medium Grey

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5035 Silver / Light Grey

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5030 Oyster

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

5020 Natural / White

40,60 € (32,35 € + VAT)

Pattern collection

Our continuously growing pattern collection already covers thousands of boat models. If you can’t find a canopy pattern for your particular boat model from what we offer, we’re most likely able to prepare the new boat canopy on the basis of the old one.

If you don’t have an old canopy, that’s no problem, either: we can measure and make a brand new, individual boat canopy to perfectly fit and meet the demands of your particular boat. We take the measures for new canopies in a measurement hall at our factory in Kuopio.

For more information on replicating an old canopy or sizing a new one, please send us photos and more information by email at: customerservice@va-varuste.fi

You can also send a request for an offer using the form.

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Inhouse design

VA-Varuste’s designers draw new products using 3D design programs or traditional sizing methods.

Gerber multilayer cutters

Fabric parts are usually cut with automatic cutters. Automatic cutting based on digitised canopy patterns ensures consistent quality. The parts are always the same size and the fasteners in their proper places.

Canopy arches

We mainly manufacture the boat canopy arches ourselves. Our metal departments in Kuopio and Suwałki offer strong expertise and always use up-to-date patterns.

Sewing and finishing

A combination of traditional handicrafts and modern production methods allows us to sew and finish the canopies with uncompromising quality.

VA-Lokki

Electric bird repellent

VA-Lokki is an electric bird repellent based on traditional electric animal fence technology. A conductive wire is sewn to the boat canopy’s roof section to create an electric circuit, and an electric fence energiser unit to provide the required electrical impulse is installed on the boat. The sewn-in electric circuit is waterproof. To ensure watertight operation, the canopy roof should be impregnated with an agent delivered with the product.

The unit uses the boat’s own battery or separate batteries as the power source. Separate batteries are sufficient for about a month’s use. When using the boat’s battery, the energiser unit will cut off the power if the battery level drops too low. This prevents the boat battery from running out.

Any bird landing on the boat canopy’s roof section will receive a small electric shock. The shock effectively prevents birds from remaining on top of the boat canopy, considerably reducing the problems caused by bird droppings. The electric shock the bird receives is not harmful. The easy-to-use VA-Lokki is designed for use in a boat.

Please note that you cannot purchase VA-Lokki separately. It can only be installed on a new canopy when replacing the old one. The product is always designed for a specific canopy. VA-Lokki is only available for canopies made according to our patterns.

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va-snap

Easy to use fitting

There are different solutions for fastening boat canopy available for boat manufacturers. We have developed our own fitting called VA-Snap. This stylish fitting doesn’t require use of canopy reinforcing patch as VA-Snap will be mounted on a hole which is added on fabric during the process of cutting fabric. VA-Snap’s own fittings or press snap fasteners mounted on boat can be used as counterparts for VA-Snap. VA-Snap boat side fastening is available in chromium-plated or black metal and also in plastic. VA-Snap fittings for fabric are available in different colours, and the colour can be adjusted according to the colour of fabric or edge tape. VA-Snap is easy to use: there is HST retainer ring inside the fitting which can endure removal for hundreds of thousands times. If any of the parts accidentally break they can be replaced easily.

Sunbrella
Sunbrella Silver (5035)
Sunbrella Jet Black (5032)
Charcoal Pique
Sunbrella Charcoal (5049)
Sunbrella Silver (5035)
Sunbrella Cadet Grey (5530)
Sunbrella Cadet Grey (5530)
Sunbrella Cadet Grey (5530)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Jet Black (5032)
Sunbrella Dark Smoke (5085)
Sunbrella Dark Smoke (5085)
Sunbrella Dark Smoke (5085)
Sunbrella Dark Smoke (5085)
Sunbrella Silver (5035)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqu
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Charcoal Grey (5049) and Graphite (5082)
Sunbrella Charcoal Grey (5049) and Graphite (5082)
Sunbrella Charcoal Grey (5049) and Graphite (5082)
Sunbrella Graphite (5082)
Sunbrella Graphite (5082)
Sunbrella Captain Navy (5057)
Sunbrella Marine Blue (5031)
Sunbrella Navy (5057)
Sunbrella Marine Blue (5031)
Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Graphite (5082)
Sunbrella Graphite (5082)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Marine Blue (5031)
Sunbrella Artic Blue (P023)
Sunbrella Marine Blue (503)
Sunbrella Cadet Grey (5530)
Sunbrella Cadet Grey (5530)
Sunbrella Cadet Grey (5530)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088)
Sunbrella Graphite (5082)
Sunbrella Charcoal Piqué (5088), venemali/boat model: Flipper 640 ST