[Rhodes22-list] Bimini Variations

[cowie]

Art:

I have the current General Boats bimini and love it.  My boat is in the
water at a slip and I keep the bimini in it's cover tucked under the boom. 
It usualy stays in this position while I motor out of the dock area and then
folds down to the cabin top while I unfurl the sails.  Once the sails are
set the bimini opens up in a matter of minutes.  In a light to moderate
breeze I often leave the bimini and pop top open.  If it starts blowing hard
and I need to furl the main then the pop top goes down and it's more wind
than I want for the bimini so it gets stowed against the cabin top.  This is
my first season so I am not sure what winter storage will entail.  My boat
will get stowed in the boatyard on the hard and I am not sure if the bimini
will fit in my suv to take home for the winter?


Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
> 
> Alex,
> 
> You brought up a bimini question some months ago which makes me curious
> about what experience anyone has had experimenting with their bimini
> configuration.  Bimini, the rig you love selectively - cover from the
> rays, rain, wind, but otherwise tough to contend with while sailing, maybe
> in the way for movement around and/or adjusting the boat, difficult to
> store in the off-season.  
> 
> Has anyone adjusted their bimini to make it longer or shorter (bow to
> stern), taller or less tall, or easier to transport or store?  What is the
> best way to cope with access to the control lines for the IMF main?  Has
> anyone dropped a sun shade from the front, back, or sides?  Anyone know if
> there is a bimini with an easily removable top?  I have looked on the web,
> but haven't found much success as yet.  For us "mature" sailors there must
> be a way to make the bimini our friend.
> 
> You may have found something, Alex.  I'd appreciate any input.
> 
> Art
> s/v Mary Jane
> Atlanta/St Pete
> 
> 
> 
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