Rigging Bimini Top 130 SUPER SPORT
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:51 pm
I just bought a used 2020 130 SUPER SPORT boat. On this 130 SUPER SPORT the main support railings for the Bimini top have a bend about four-inches from the hinge bracket.
The previous owner was folding down the Bimini top and supporting it by rod holders, holding the top down with bungee cords. WIthout the bungie cords the stowed Bimini top would remain in the air, above the gunwales by a few inches. This causes the brackets {on the frame] to dig into the gunwale.
Q1: are the main railings for the Bimini top on a 130 SUPER SPORT supposed to have a bend in them about four-inches above the hinge fitting?
Q: if the Bimini top frame rails are NOT supposed to be bent about four-inches above the hinge fitting, how did the rails on my boat get bent identically on both sides?
See Figures 1 and 2 below.
--Jay
The previous owner was folding down the Bimini top and supporting it by rod holders, holding the top down with bungee cords. WIthout the bungie cords the stowed Bimini top would remain in the air, above the gunwales by a few inches. This causes the brackets {on the frame] to dig into the gunwale.
Q1: are the main railings for the Bimini top on a 130 SUPER SPORT supposed to have a bend in them about four-inches above the hinge fitting?
Q: if the Bimini top frame rails are NOT supposed to be bent about four-inches above the hinge fitting, how did the rails on my boat get bent identically on both sides?
See Figures 1 and 2 below.
--Jay