Bimini Top ???
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hillbilly68
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Crusader said:
hey i remember that day....we had a good time
boatlessbrett
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this is what i'm doing this year. may not be able to drive with it up but oh well with the way gas is goin i'll be doing more floating then running http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=AnchorShade-II&i=38801&aID=601B3&merchID=4006 doin more floatin then running
boatlessbrett
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might have to look into that the tilt would be nice if all else fails i'll just hide in the water.
Devilman
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I had looked into the Anchor Shade as well at one time. Seemed like a pretty cool set-up, but think it would only be good if you were sitting still. Wouldn't want to run with it up at all. They do have some tie down straps for the corners, but no cleats on my boat either. They have an optional end for the tiedowns that have suction cups, to just stick them to the boat, but not sure how well that would work. Breeze may come up & pop 'em right off.
I thought James's idea that he did in his Glastron was pretty slick. Glassed a piece of PVC(I think) into the floor as a socket that would hold a big umbrella. May be pics in his build thread, don't recall.
I thought James's idea that he did in his Glastron was pretty slick. Glassed a piece of PVC(I think) into the floor as a socket that would hold a big umbrella. May be pics in his build thread, don't recall.
blazeracer
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I had a bimini on my jet boat the first year I had it and thought it looked like crap. I like the umbrella since we never drove with the bimini up anyway. Some guy will just get an iron umberella base from Walmart and set it on the floor. Only problem is the wind will knock it over. Without a floor you could weld up a bracket with a pipe in the center and screw bolts to clamp it to the stringers. That will hold it in the wind and you can loosen the clamps for easy removable.
Great thing is umbrellas come in a ton of colors and are fairly cheap to replace.
Also, it looks tall when it's in the boat, but believe me, if it's any shorter you won't be able to stand up.
Great thing is umbrellas come in a ton of colors and are fairly cheap to replace.
Also, it looks tall when it's in the boat, but believe me, if it's any shorter you won't be able to stand up.
blazeracer
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Got it! Weld a fifty cent piece of pipe to a three dollar C-clamp, attach to stringer, insert umbrella.. Done.
spd500
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I am really leaning the same direction on this . Like you said , umbrellas are cheap , and come in all colors . To me I think the heigth of the umbrella will be alot better than the bimini top that you can't move around under , at least for a 6' tall guy like me . I also really like the idea of being able to tilt the umbrella to the side instead of having the shade on the water next to the boat in the afternoon .