[C320-list] Bimini pole

[Donald Lawson]

Jeff
I have the same setup.  Instead of PVC I have a stainless tube sewn into the canvas. The canvas guy put it up about as far as he could reach and marked the canvas at the backstays. He made some cutouts in the canvas and attached some line around the tube. The line holds  it up the backstay.  It is also flimsy and I do not sail with it up. Just for anchor or dock.
Don Lawson
Mandolin Wind  1004 Ventura

On Jun 25, 2016, at 11:29 AM, Jeffrey Brown wrote:

> When I bought our boat we found a piece of canvas that can be used to attach to the dodger and come back over the cockpit to offer shade, just like a bimini but it didn’t come with anything to hold the canvas up, we we used some PVC and attached it to the backstay cables. This has only be used occasionally since it’s pretty flimsy. Any idea of how to improve this using stainless 1” tubing, best way to mount it to the backstay, etc. 
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> If anyone has some pictures how they’ve done it that would be great. 
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> Jeff Brown
> "Out of the blue" Dana Point, CA
> Catalina 320, Hull 78
> (949) 350-5123
> oceanblues at mac.com
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