Re: Bimini and/or dodger?

David A. Beisel (dbeisel@ibm.net)
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 16:33:05 -0600


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>> >How much head room and visibility do you have with that bimini that you
>> >bought from the West marine catalog?
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>> Plenty of headroom and I can see everything fine with the exception of
>> the mainsail.
>> The only problem with it is that it is just slightly too high and when
>> the mainsail is closehauled,
>> the boom sometimes touches the top of the bimini. I'll try and take a
>> picture with it up and post it.
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>> Oh yes, and I bought the premium version of it so it even came with a
>> nice cover.
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>Did you buy the 5'3" long, 30" high bimini? That's the one I'm looking at.
>Did you rail-mount yours? A picture would be most helpful.

West Marine Catalog pg 358 (1999). I bought the 60-66 inch wide, 42 inch high, 6 foot long bimini.
It is the
smallest one they have. I think it is just the right LENGTH, but it would be nice if it were about
6 inches lower.
It covers the whole cockpit from about where the hatch cover is when closed back to about a foot in
front of
a vertical line down to the transom.

To tell you the truth, I think it would be better if it were about 5'3 inches and about 30-36 inches
high and
I would bet money that if you called West Marine, they could get it made to any size through the
same outfit (Taylor) since
they special order each one anyway.

The last time I was out in it, we readjusted the straps that set the peak of it, making it flatter
and it clears
the boom better now. (I have the gooseneck attached just under the sail feed slot).

When I put it on, I raised the mast and put on the boom and just moved it around until it cleared
everything.
The mounts are on not on top of the rails, but just outside them, in the footpath, but up against
the rail. It
was much easier to put on than I would have expected.

It IS a little tough to go forward with it up, but you can crawl through the front or even go around
it from the
back.

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>Eric L. Pederson
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>Bloomington, MN
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