[Rhodes22-list] Bimini Question

[Bob Weber]

Mary Lou, I have never needed the fairlead that far aft with the Genny 
(150).  I would think I would need to use that portion of the track with a 
spinaker but that purchase is still pending.  With it bimini folded and 
moved aft the connector is about a foot aft of the winch.  I race in a "non 
spinaker' fleet but there is no penality for using the Bin-a-ker as we call 
it.  Bob


>From: Mary Lou Troy <mltroy at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bimini Question
>Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:49:41 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Thanks Bob, do you ever find the bimini and the fairlead competing for the 
>same real estate? I imagine that the bimini socket doesn't take up too much 
>space on the track. We do use our fairleads all the way aft with both the 
>genoa and the UPS.
>
>BTW - another reason for the love hate relationship with the bimini is the 
>amount of windage it creates. In the picture I sent of us sailing into an 
>anchorage, the reason the bimini was folded on such a bright afternoon was 
>that we had just sailed up the Chester in a steadily building breeze - I 
>think we were getting gusts around 20 knots. The higher the windspeed and 
>the more you have the sails reefed, the larger windage factor the open 
>bimini becomes. We find the boat sails better in high winds with the bimini 
>folded up.
>
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22  Fretless
>Ft. Washington, PS / Rock Hall, MD (Swan Creek)
>
>
> >From: Bob Weber <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
> >Date: Wed Apr 05 13:16:53 CDT 2006
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bimini Question
>
> >Bob, care to give some specs - attachment points, type of attachment, 
>size
> >of bimini? Others have a fixed strut that hold's the folded bimini angled
> >back but off the stern rail.
> >
> >Mary Lou,  My bimini is on the tracks for my genny fairlead.  It slides
> >farward as far as the fairlead.  The tubing goes into a socket which is
> >attached to the track.  Bob
> >
> >
> >>From: Mary Lou Troy <mltroy at verizon.net>
> >>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bimini Question
> >>Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:05:05 -0400
> >>
> >>Hi Rory, welcome to the Rhodes list! Always good to have another R22 
>sailor
> >>on the Chesapeake.
> >>
> >>There are a lot of variations on how biminis are set up on R22s. Ours is
> >>fixed mount and only folds forward on the cabintop or against the raised
> >>pop-top. If you try to fold it backwards it leans on the winches. Some
> >>people have theirs on track which gives it more adjustability. Not sure 
>how
> >>Bob Weber's is attached but I like the fact that it can be folded all 
>the
> >>way back. Bob, care to give some specs - attachment points, type of
> >>attachment, size of bimini? Others have a fixed strut that hold's the
> >>folded bimini angled back but off the stern rail.
> >>
> >>For the most part, I don't mind the bimini folded forward. We generally
> >>sail with the poptop down so on a gray windy day it provides a little 
>extra
> >>splash protection to the cockpit. It's not hard to step over the struts 
>if
> >>you have to go forward. When we leave the boat in its slip for the week, 
>we
> >>lash it to the boom so it's not resting on anything. Ours is not too
> >>difficult to remove - just a couple of screws. It is kind of awkward to
> >>maneuver once it's off the boat though we did find we could actually 
>stow
> >>it below when we stripped the boat prior to Isabel.
> >>
> >>We have kind of a love hate relationship with the bimini. It's big and
> >>somewhat awkward and somewhat in the way but we wouldn't be without it 
>on
> >>sunny days or on rainy days at the dock. I've attached a picture of us
> >>rafted with another boat so you can see the bimini lashed to the boom 
>and
> >>another of us sailing in with the bimini up on the cabintop.
> >>
> >>We sail down to Tilghman once or twice a year. The boat will be in Rock
> >>Hall in another few weeks if you want to see the setup.
> >>
> >>Mary Lou
> >>1991 R22  Fretless
> >>Ft. Washington, PA   / Rock Hall, MD  (Swan Creek)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>At 11:52 AM 4/5/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >>>     Hi, My name is Rory Orkin .. I live on Tilghman Island on the
> >>>Chesapeake Bay.. I am about to go through specs on a reconditioned boat
> >>>with Stan and had a few questions on the Bimini... From what I can 
>tell,
> >>>The bimini is a permanant fixture which has to be leaned forward to get 
>it
> >>>out of the way.. Can it be set up to be easily removed at the dock ??
> >>>When flipped forward, is it an obstruction for the cabin hatch or 
>access
> >>>to the bow ?? I assume ther e is no way to stow it on the boat  ???
> >>>                     Thanks in advance
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