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On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:18:43 -0300, "Don White"
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:25:39 -0300, "Don White"
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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
hold the motor noise in.

Those pontoons are atrocious. When are you going to clean them? Tim will have
some good tips on how to do it when he finishes his. :)
--
John H

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