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On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:39:40 -0300, "Don White"
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Just ordered a new bimini (sun) cover for my Princecraft Yukon. *I
decided
to get one because I tend to get burned the first really good sunny day
each
season....we usually have so much overcast weather in the late spring
that
a
good hot day catches us a bit unprepared.
Now I might even get my fair skinned wife out for a cruise.
Anyway, I ordered the top from a manufacturer in Quebec who also makes
the
official Princecraft 'Sun Top' version. *Mine will be better, with real
Sunbrella, stainless steel hardware upgrade and with the back support
poles
in place of rear straps.
All that and about $100.00 cheaper. *I should look quite dapper with the
Cadet Gray top over the blue sides and gray hull.

That sounds like the real deal
Similar to what my buddy and I bought for our boats from a local
fabricator.
$500 or so?

Just a tad less after HST tax and shipping added.

That sounds like a good deal.

Seems good. *A US firm was charging about the same price and throwing in a
cover for when the bimini is folded up.
Trouble is, duties & hassels importing would offset this $45.00 extra.
I talked to a local fabricator at our February boat show and he estimated
he'd need $800.00-$1000.00 for his version, which was all 7/8" stainless
steel tubing.
That seemed a bit much for a modest open aluminum boat.

I don't usually keep the top on my boat. I got one that zips up on the
frame so I keep the top in a box on the dock and the frame hangs from
the roof of my boathouse. It takes about 5 minutes to set it up.
That keeps the canvas out of the weather and it should last forever.
Most of the time we just use the umbrella. A redneck T top.http://gfretwell.com/electrical/The%20Butt%20Ugly.jpg

The bimini is good when you have a boat full of people but it tends to
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Thanks for the pic, Greg. It's giving me some ideas. Is that float a
22 footer? And i couldn't really get the detail off the cover but what
engine is that?