Hard Bimini?

[philwsailz]

Sorry didn't get down to the boat today, had to wait for the cable guy. I'll be down there tomorrow and will set it up and take some pictures. I got the idea from others who use them in Catalina.

No worries, no hurries, and thanks!

 

[Bob J.]

No worries, no hurries, and thanks!

You may want to check this out.

http://www.sailnet.com/forums/good-old-boat/37194-hard-dodger.html

 

[philwsailz]

You may want to check this out.

http://www.sailnet.com/forums/good-old-boat/37194-hard-dodger.html

Interesting.... I will study further when I get back on a real computer; that looks doable

 

[caguy]

I didn't have a measuring tape on board but I stood under the boom and had about 4" of clearance. I'm 5-8.5 so the is about 6-0 clearance. I you are 6-3 you might want to duck. I noticed that inside the cabin there was only about 3-4"s of clearance so I assume you need to slouch in yours. The forward part of the cabin is only about 1-2"s
Here is a picture of the shade cover.

 

[philwsailz]

I didn't have a measuring tape on board but I stood under the boom and had about 4" of clearance. I'm 5-8.5 so the is about 6-0 clearance. I you are 6-3 you might want to duck. I noticed that inside the cabin there was only about 3-4"s of clearance so I assume you need to slouch in yours. The forward part of the cabin is only about 1-2"s
Here is a picture of the shade cover.

Cool. Thank you for taking the time!

Duck? No, based on what you share a hard top is impractical. . You saved me a couple-grand and about two weeks time!

I do like the boom tent idea. It obviously deploys quickly, a key feature for the sailing we do. I will keep that in mind for after we splash the boat, probably next year at this point.

Precipitation is a pipe dream here; my new dock is going to be sitting on the ground a whole longer.....

Again, thanks!