Bimini frame parts

Chiriqui

Chiriqui

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Apr 10, 2010
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Hunter 26 Boca Chica, Rep. of Panama
My Bimini has a stainless steel screw with a plastic head where it attaches to the either side of the boat. This so you can screw it in and our by hand. I'd like to replace mine. Are they sold somewhere in the states? I checked at sailboatowners.com and they told me they don't sell the bimini for the H26. Sure I can find a normal screw and use a screw driver or maybe weld a bigger head to these screw placements but I thought I would check here.
 
Phil Herring

Phil Herring

Alien
Mar 25, 1997
4,921
- - Bainbridge Island
Correction: :pimp: We do sell a bimini for the Hunter 26, but we don't believe Chiriqui has one of our biminis so we don't know the size of the part needed.

If you can determine the size of the threaded portion, it should be pretty easy to find that kind of "easy-grip" head.
 
Justin_NSA

Justin_NSA

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Jul 7, 2004
8,469
Hunter 30T Cheney, KS
Take it to any hardware store and they will have a gauge to tell you the size and thread coarseness. Shouldn't be hard to find them once you know the size
 
Ron20324

Ron20324

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Jan 22, 2008
8,050
Beneteau 323 Annapolis MD
Look for a Thumb Screw at the hardware store while you are there.
 
rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
12,548
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Is this the part you are describing but with a thumb screw instead of a regular screw?

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Instead of a thumb screw, you could also get a quick release

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Chiriqui

Chiriqui

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Apr 10, 2010
159
Hunter 26 Boca Chica, Rep. of Panama
I'm heading back down to the boat tomorrow and I will definitely appraise the setup for this solution.. thanks
 
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Crazy Dave Condon

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Jun 8, 2004
10,341
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Some of the bases used a 1/4 by 20 bolt head bolt. Sometimes depending on the location of the boat, I simply drilled out the threaded portion in order to use a Clevis pin secured with a circular ring vs cotter pin
 
Chiriqui

Chiriqui

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Apr 10, 2010
159
Hunter 26 Boca Chica, Rep. of Panama
Phil Herring said:
Correction: :pimp: We do sell a bimini for the Hunter 26, but we don't believe Chiriqui has one of our biminis so we don't know the size of the part needed.

If you can determine the size of the threaded portion, it should be pretty easy to find that kind of "easy-grip" head.
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Thanks forbtaking further interest... I will try to remember to include photos in the future... Actually about 4 yrs ago I replaced the sunbrella that you sold me. I think I annalternste solution in the works... Again thanks
 
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