Moving boom bail forward

[fred1diver]

Hello all, we would more than love to have a Bimini on our boat,
The issue is that my boom stretches really far aft, very close to the backstay (about 1-2 foot)
I can without using the pig tail make the Bimini a bit higher than the boom, we have a boom kicker so the pig tail is mostly when installing the boom at the beginning of the season.
If I make the Bimini lower than the boom, the. The mainsheet is in the way.
So either make it a bit higher or move the bail about 8-12” from the aft section.

I would prefer making the Bimini over the boom, but I am aware it might cause issues when sailing

 

[dLj]

Another compromise instead of a fixed Bimini, you could set up a tarp that gives good cockpit coverage when not sailing. Of course it doesn't give you a Bimini while sailing, but does give often better coverage when not sailing. Just a thought. Otherwise that's a difficult one given your constraints....

dj

 

[fred1diver]

At the moment I am really leaning towards making it higher.
I am also thinking about modifying the mainsheet to an inverted V style, not sure yet, so many little things to do