[Rhodes22-list] Bimini Question

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Bob,
What fitting(s) have you used to mount the bimini to the track?  Thx,
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Weber <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 5, 2006 2:16 PM
>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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