[C320-list] Bimini recommendation

[Art Harden]

Can you provide us a pic of your Bimini? We just purchased our  320 and a Bimini will be on our to do list.

Art Harden
Tortuga Catalina 320
937-477-5544 (m)

> On Mar 6, 2016, at 3:23 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Greg, you don't say where you are. That's important because IMHO, the
> installer needs to measure onboard and do the initial install. 
> When we bought the boat, it had an awning that attached to the back stays.
> When we went for the bimini, we had it built for my height, 6'2", and
> extended beyond the push pit rail. Also, short enough that it wouldn't
> interfere with the boom when sailing. Also, it does not use any straps at
> all. There are two rigid attachments on the push pit and two more with a
> horizontal "knee." To fold it, the two rigid rods are freed via pins, and
> the knee is opened allowing both fore and aft sections to fold to the back
> stays. Takes about 10 min.
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GREG SUTTON [mailto:sutt47 at msn.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 6:19 PM
> To: C320 Int. Association
> Subject: [C320-list] Bimini recommendation
> 
> I have seen a few 320s out there that sport a folding Bimini. Unfortunately
> I have not been able to find a distributor that makes one. All the ones I
> have run across only make a fixed system.  Does anyone out there have a
> recommendation of someone they have used?
> Thanks
> Greg 
> Liberty #128
> 
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