Gary Lewis
New Member
- Feb 19, 2015
- 153
- Boat Info
- Tabs, Halon, dual batteries & switches, & aluminum trailer. Towed w/a 2015 F150 w/3.5L EB
- Engines
- 6.2L MPI w/BIII spinning 22" Hill Marine FourX4's
You guys have been such a good resource I'll ask another question: Where/how should I put the furled Bimini? It seems to stick way up in the air, so I'm thinking I want it down, somehow. But how?
I played with it some today and if pull the down-leg and lay the top back it hits in the middle of the cockpit cover, which doesn't seem a good idea. If folded forward it lays neatly on the top of the windshield, but I'm afraid that'll wear the cover - although I could put some of the hull-saver tape on it or the cover to prevent abrasion. (Will hull-saver tape stick to the cover?)
My wife has suggested taking it off and storing it in the boat under the covers, but I think it is too wide to fit in the boat.
Another thought was to replace the aluminum tubing that goes down to the top of the gunnel (the down-leg) with a short piece that will let the Bimini rest maybe 6" above the cockpit cover, but well out of the windstream. (I have a machine shop so that may not be too difficult, but need your thoughts. How does that tube come off the fittings?)
So, bottom line: What's the best way to position the Bimini to keep the wear and tear on it as well as to reduce the wind drag for a 2,200 mile tow?
Thanks in advance! :thumbsup:
I played with it some today and if pull the down-leg and lay the top back it hits in the middle of the cockpit cover, which doesn't seem a good idea. If folded forward it lays neatly on the top of the windshield, but I'm afraid that'll wear the cover - although I could put some of the hull-saver tape on it or the cover to prevent abrasion. (Will hull-saver tape stick to the cover?)
My wife has suggested taking it off and storing it in the boat under the covers, but I think it is too wide to fit in the boat.
Another thought was to replace the aluminum tubing that goes down to the top of the gunnel (the down-leg) with a short piece that will let the Bimini rest maybe 6" above the cockpit cover, but well out of the windstream. (I have a machine shop so that may not be too difficult, but need your thoughts. How does that tube come off the fittings?)
So, bottom line: What's the best way to position the Bimini to keep the wear and tear on it as well as to reduce the wind drag for a 2,200 mile tow?
Thanks in advance! :thumbsup: