When I bought my boat it had a "Florida Bimini" that covers the entire cockpit. It is great for cruising, and the admiral won't leave the dock if I don't put it up in the summertime. I am six feet tall and have standing head room. This presents a problem if you are searching for top performance or racing. Cannot trim the main sheet tight enough without hitting the Bimini. When I am cruising I just leave the sheet loose and trim up the traveler on a beat. After the first season we got tired of trying to maneuver into the stern seat with the bimini mounted on the coaming, so I cut the pipes, and welded some of the length into the top to make it wider so it mounts to the rails. This screwed up the fit of the canvas somewhat (you can see a plastic clip right next to the backstay that holds some of the sag), but I can live with that until I win the lottery, at which time I would probably get a smaller bimini, dodger and connector. Having had the mount both ways, I highly recommend having yours mount on the rails and not the deck. Mine is not from our host, but from a local shop where I bought the boat, so I can't comment on their quality. If you are tall, it might pay to get a local shop to mock something up for you if it extends foreward of the end of the boom. One other thought is that while the big bimini provides a lot of shade, it doesn't quite cover the hatch opening, even if slid back, like a separate dodger would.
