Hi all,
Recently acquired Capri 18 came with a Bimini.
Previous owner said that the boat can be sailed with the Bimini in place. So far the geometry has eluded me. It seems to be much taller than the boom. My conclusion is that it has to be fully extended to fold and trailer, but then has to be adjusted (lowered) to fit on the boat. I'm starting to wonder if it's worth it.
We have never figured out how to adjust it to make it low enough to sail, having it on board seems to make EVERYTHING harder, and it adds significant time to at the launch ramp; BUT, it really would have been nice to have on Tuesday when we were sailing about 9 hours and the sun was relentless.
I'm tempted to rig the boat in the boat in the driveway and just experiment with the bimini, and I'm equally tempted to throw it away.
What is your experience with biminis for your small boat?
Recently acquired Capri 18 came with a Bimini.
Previous owner said that the boat can be sailed with the Bimini in place. So far the geometry has eluded me. It seems to be much taller than the boom. My conclusion is that it has to be fully extended to fold and trailer, but then has to be adjusted (lowered) to fit on the boat. I'm starting to wonder if it's worth it.
We have never figured out how to adjust it to make it low enough to sail, having it on board seems to make EVERYTHING harder, and it adds significant time to at the launch ramp; BUT, it really would have been nice to have on Tuesday when we were sailing about 9 hours and the sun was relentless.
I'm tempted to rig the boat in the boat in the driveway and just experiment with the bimini, and I'm equally tempted to throw it away.
What is your experience with biminis for your small boat?