On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:58:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:31:12 -0500, "Lu Powell"
wrote:

With respect to vertical movement and changing the COG, forget about
it- ain't gonna change it enough for you to notice.

Great looking setup. What would the weight be of a t-top similar to
that?

As it came from the fabricator on the skid, it weighed 290 lbs. It's
seven foot tall - I can stand under it without any problems.

The nice thing is that it's built with 1 1/2" marine grade aluminum
tubing - welded construction - I think it's 1/8" wall if I remember
correctly. I'm 6'3" and weight 250 and can hang off of it - it's very
sturdy.

I also have a wind screen for it which helps a lot in marginal
weather and rain.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger01.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger02.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger03.JPG

This will give you a good idea of the wall thickness.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger06.JPG

You will be paying a healthy price for a custom T-top like this - I
bought this one in 2001 for $3,200 direct from the fabricator. It was
a deal because he had made one for a Ranger that was never paid for
fully - all I had to do was pay the rest of the bill for it.

Custom, that T-top is somewhere around $6,500 give/take a few hundred
bucks.

I knew there was another reason I went with the $450 bimini!

That *is* a fine looking top, Tom.