[Rhodes22-list] Pop-Top Height

[Leland]

I only had one minor disappointment in my boat, and that was that the pop-top
arms only raised the pop-top to 6’ instead of 6’4.  I liked the idea of
being able to raise it to both levels, because the lower level fits better
when using the bimini.  After considering a variety of possible
modifications, Stan suggested drilling another pair of holes in the arms. 
Simple and ingenious—made me upset that I didn’t think of it.

Over the holidays I went to my boat to measure the arms for the new holes. 
When I lifted the arms to the desired height, the bottom of the top section
of the arms went past the spring-loaded pins.  When I rested the bottom on
the pins, the pop-top was at the exact desired height!  It was one of my
better Christmas presents! 

I have a 1986 boat.  The mast is used but I don’t know if it’s the original. 
The mast has three sets of holes.  I assume the top set is for the boom when
the pop-top is up; the next set is for the pop-top at 6’4; and bottom set is
for the pop-top at 6’.  Of course the boom can use any three sets if the
pop-top is down.  Is this set-up normal or do you think the previous owner
make this mod?  Is it just dumb luck that these shorter arms work in this
fashion, or were all 1986 boats set-up this way?

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)

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