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A patio is right. It was made for sitting in, not sailing in.

I have to totally redesign it, or use the boat as a dockside patio,
or
sell the boat..

So I want what you say, but with a hard dodger up front, and
redesign
the patio cover to make it functional and visually acceptable.

OK.

You build the hard bimini on the ground, then put it in place with a
crane since it will be about 12 ft x 12 ft, maybe more, and weigh
250-300 lbs.

It will be totally self supporting requiring only some 2" pipe posts
in the corner to support it.

It will be totally clear underneath, part of the beauty of foam core
construction.

You will probably have to raise the boom about 12" and recut the main,
especially when you include the solar panels.

Get a copy of Fred Bingham's book, Practical Yacht Joinery. It has a
lot of info that will be useful for this project.

You will need a roll of 17OZ double bias glass (Knytex DB170),
probably about 6 sheets of 3/4" Divinycell, a 500 lb drum (55 gal) of
laminating epoxy and a couple of 5 gal pails of hardener.

You will also need a couple of 30 lb bags of Dic-A-Perl, HP500, to
make fairing putty.

As far as the front "windows" are concerned, have to think about that
a while.

This is a simple, straight forward process, but a hell of a lot of
hard work

Are you sure you want to open up this can of worms?

Lew