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I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk.
Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Fredo |
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... FREDO wrote: I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Fredo About $350 for Sunbrella: http://tinyurl.com/m24mh Yep......and quite easy to install. ;-) |
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FREDO.
good luck with your top. yes, they seem to be popular with several boats at the lake I attend. Note to JimH: If I keep my CCraft Scorpion, I'm thinking on having one custom made . I've got pics from an orgional (which is way long out of production) adn a local canvas shop says they can make one for a competetive price over going with a buggy top. Harry Krause wrote: FREDO wrote: I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Fredo About $350 for Sunbrella: http://tinyurl.com/m24mh |
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wrote in message ups.com... FREDO. good luck with your top. yes, they seem to be popular with several boats at the lake I attend. Note to JimH: If I keep my CCraft Scorpion, I'm thinking on having one custom made . I've got pics from an orgional (which is way long out of production) adn a local canvas shop says they can make one for a competetive price over going with a buggy top. I had an '87 CC 210 Scorpion with a 5.7L...purchased new from a dealer going out of business (Exit 9 Marina). I also had a custom top made for it (no internet deals back then) but when up it looked no different than the ones sold now on the net.....the ones you call buggy tops. Are you sure you are not looking for a "convertible top"? The difference between a convertible and bimini is that you cannot stand under a convertible. What year and size is your boat? |
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JimH wrote: Are you sure you are not looking for a "convertible top"? The difference between a convertible and bimini is that you cannot stand under a convertible. What year and size is your boat? '83 169 Scorpion.(listed as 18 ft. on the title..go figure) Yes, a "convertable" would probably be more descriptive. This top isn't a straight back design though. nIt would have a raised curve in the front, and about mid way back would have a "swallow tail" attaching to the sides. Kind of hard to describe. but looks pretty good. |
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wrote in message ups.com... JimH wrote: Are you sure you are not looking for a "convertible top"? The difference between a convertible and bimini is that you cannot stand under a convertible. What year and size is your boat? '83 169 Scorpion.(listed as 18 ft. on the title..go figure) Yes, a "convertable" would probably be more descriptive. This top isn't a straight back design though. nIt would have a raised curve in the front, and about mid way back would have a "swallow tail" attaching to the sides. Kind of hard to describe. but looks pretty good. If you cannot stand underneath it at the helm or in the cockpit and if it attaches to the windshield frame you will be uncomfortable under it in anything but cool rainy conditions. JMO. Don't say I didn't want you. ;-) |
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" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in message . .. wrote in message ups.com... JimH wrote: Are you sure you are not looking for a "convertible top"? The difference between a convertible and bimini is that you cannot stand under a convertible. What year and size is your boat? '83 169 Scorpion.(listed as 18 ft. on the title..go figure) Yes, a "convertable" would probably be more descriptive. This top isn't a straight back design though. nIt would have a raised curve in the front, and about mid way back would have a "swallow tail" attaching to the sides. Kind of hard to describe. but looks pretty good. If you cannot stand underneath it at the helm or in the cockpit and if it attaches to the windshield frame you will be uncomfortable under it in anything but cool rainy conditions. JMO. Don't say I didn't want you. ;-) OMG..........."WARN you", not "WANT you". How funny!! |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message ups.com... JimH wrote: Kind of hard to describe. but looks pretty good. If you cannot stand underneath it at the helm or in the cockpit and if it attaches to the windshield frame you will be uncomfortable under it in anything but cool rainy conditions. JMO. Don't say I didn't want you. ;-) I've thought of that. But the windshield does open in the center, and it's open bow. Besides, it will have ample (I think) side vents that don't come tight around the side shields. basicly I'd say that even though attaching at the windshield, it will be open like a buggy top. BTW, I have a couple `2 v electric fans in the boat now. and they circulate the air well. I not only need the shade, but also because of the boats power, or lack of, I want to cut down ont he wind resistance as well, thusly attaching to the windshield. I don't know if it's because the bimini's are too tall or not fitted properly, but when Carlyle lake gets pretty wavy, I see boats with tall bimini's bobbing around out there, and with the swaying it doesn't look to me like they give much sun protection anyhow. All in all, I might be disapointed witht he outcome, but if so..? it's so! |
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JimH wrote: JMO. Don't say I didn't want you. ;-) Warning being noted. Also, about the too tall bimini's. they seem like they only offer sun protection when the sun is almost if not directly over head. |
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JimH wrote: JMO. Don't say I didn't want you. ;-) OMG..........."WARN you", not "WANT you". How funny!! LOL! I know what you meant jim. i dont' get hung up on typos But JohnH might have fun with that line..... |
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good thought! I'd like to study it. You don't happen to have any pics
of it, do you? Jack Redington wrote: wrote: JimH wrote: JMO. Don't say I didn't want you. ;-) Warning being noted. Also, about the too tall bimini's. they seem like they only offer sun protection when the sun is almost if not directly over head. Those are the too "small" bimini's Had one put on a Crownline 225 w/sunbrella for about $800. cover the whole cockpit very well and is made out of thick tubing etc. Not a cheaply build bimini, But very sound stuff. Capt Jack R.. |
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"FREDO" wrote in message news:8O4Eg.60283 I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Don't know any prices, but I was very happy with Sunbrella. Had a full bridge enclosure made for my 32' Luhrs in '00. Have since sold the boat, but it is in the area and still looks great. For your purposes, I would consider paying a bit more for stainless steel frame and hardware. I've known several folks with mail-order biminis who lost them in the first heavy wind. |
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"John Gaquin" wrote in message . .. "FREDO" wrote in message news:8O4Eg.60283 I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Don't know any prices, but I was very happy with Sunbrella. Had a full bridge enclosure made for my 32' Luhrs in '00. Have since sold the boat, but it is in the area and still looks great. For your purposes, I would consider paying a bit more for stainless steel frame and hardware. I've known several folks with mail-order biminis who lost them in the first heavy wind. Also, Sunbrella comes in different flavors. There's lightweight, heavy duty among other options. I like the type that has a liner on the inside. It may have to be custom ordered. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"John Gaquin" wrote in message . .. "FREDO" wrote in message news:8O4Eg.60283 I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Don't know any prices, but I was very happy with Sunbrella. Had a full bridge enclosure made for my 32' Luhrs in '00. Have since sold the boat, but it is in the area and still looks great. For your purposes, I would consider paying a bit more for stainless steel frame and hardware. I've known several folks with mail-order biminis who lost them in the first heavy wind. Also, Sunbrella comes in different flavors. There's lightweight, heavy duty among other options. I like the type that has a liner on the inside. It may have to be custom ordered. Eisboch Rich, I completely agree with the the concept of having a bimini tall enough so you can stand up to get to the helm, using heavy duty fabric and stainless steel frame and hardware, and having it custom made (many shops already have the templates for the most popular boats) but I can't figure out why one would need, or even want a liner on the the inside. Since my bimini does not have a liner, I am afraid to ask or I just might get "liner envy". |
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I've had one of the aluminum frame, sunbrella, mass produced ones for
close to 10 years now. It's still fine. You can get custom made stainless steel one if you want but as far as I can see you're just spending a bunch more money. My boat came with a convertable top that upzipped at the windshield walkthrough but it was cramped and we only used it to get out of the rain. Reginal P. Smithers III wrote: Eisboch wrote: "John Gaquin" wrote in message . .. "FREDO" wrote in message news:8O4Eg.60283 I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Don't know any prices, but I was very happy with Sunbrella. Had a full bridge enclosure made for my 32' Luhrs in '00. Have since sold the boat, but it is in the area and still looks great. For your purposes, I would consider paying a bit more for stainless steel frame and hardware. I've known several folks with mail-order biminis who lost them in the first heavy wind. Also, Sunbrella comes in different flavors. There's lightweight, heavy duty among other options. I like the type that has a liner on the inside. It may have to be custom ordered. Eisboch Rich, I completely agree with the the concept of having a bimini tall enough so you can stand up to get to the helm, using heavy duty fabric and stainless steel frame and hardware, and having it custom made (many shops already have the templates for the most popular boats) but I can't figure out why one would need, or even want a liner on the the inside. Since my bimini does not have a liner, I am afraid to ask or I just might get "liner envy". |
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jamesgangnc wrote:
I've had one of the aluminum frame, sunbrella, mass produced ones for close to 10 years now. It's still fine. You can get custom made stainless steel one if you want but as far as I can see you're just spending a bunch more money. My boat came with a convertable top that upzipped at the windshield walkthrough but it was cramped and we only used it to get out of the rain. Reginal P. Smithers III wrote: Eisboch wrote: "John Gaquin" wrote in message . .. "FREDO" wrote in message news:8O4Eg.60283 I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Don't know any prices, but I was very happy with Sunbrella. Had a full bridge enclosure made for my 32' Luhrs in '00. Have since sold the boat, but it is in the area and still looks great. For your purposes, I would consider paying a bit more for stainless steel frame and hardware. I've known several folks with mail-order biminis who lost them in the first heavy wind. Also, Sunbrella comes in different flavors. There's lightweight, heavy duty among other options. I like the type that has a liner on the inside. It may have to be custom ordered. Eisboch Rich, I completely agree with the the concept of having a bimini tall enough so you can stand up to get to the helm, using heavy duty fabric and stainless steel frame and hardware, and having it custom made (many shops already have the templates for the most popular boats) but I can't figure out why one would need, or even want a liner on the the inside. Since my bimini does not have a liner, I am afraid to ask or I just might get "liner envy". I use my for sun protection as much as as rain protection so it stays up all the time. |
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"Reginal P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "John Gaquin" wrote in message . .. "FREDO" wrote in message news:8O4Eg.60283 I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Don't know any prices, but I was very happy with Sunbrella. Had a full bridge enclosure made for my 32' Luhrs in '00. Have since sold the boat, but it is in the area and still looks great. For your purposes, I would consider paying a bit more for stainless steel frame and hardware. I've known several folks with mail-order biminis who lost them in the first heavy wind. Also, Sunbrella comes in different flavors. There's lightweight, heavy duty among other options. I like the type that has a liner on the inside. It may have to be custom ordered. Eisboch Rich, I completely agree with the the concept of having a bimini tall enough so you can stand up to get to the helm, using heavy duty fabric and stainless steel frame and hardware, and having it custom made (many shops already have the templates for the most popular boats) but I can't figure out why one would need, or even want a liner on the the inside. Since my bimini does not have a liner, I am afraid to ask or I just might get "liner envy". I just mentioned it to illustrate that there are several options when buying Sunbrella. The lined version is appropriate for boats with full enclosures installed on the bridge or upper station. It's truly waterproof (unlike regular Sunbrella) and also does not pass dirt through it. Anyone who has a boat on a slip near a busy parking lot knows about the dirt I am talking about. Eisboch |
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The original poster has a 17 ft runabout.
Eisboch wrote: "Reginal P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "John Gaquin" wrote in message . .. "FREDO" wrote in message news:8O4Eg.60283 I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Don't know any prices, but I was very happy with Sunbrella. Had a full bridge enclosure made for my 32' Luhrs in '00. Have since sold the boat, but it is in the area and still looks great. For your purposes, I would consider paying a bit more for stainless steel frame and hardware. I've known several folks with mail-order biminis who lost them in the first heavy wind. Also, Sunbrella comes in different flavors. There's lightweight, heavy duty among other options. I like the type that has a liner on the inside. It may have to be custom ordered. Eisboch Rich, I completely agree with the the concept of having a bimini tall enough so you can stand up to get to the helm, using heavy duty fabric and stainless steel frame and hardware, and having it custom made (many shops already have the templates for the most popular boats) but I can't figure out why one would need, or even want a liner on the the inside. Since my bimini does not have a liner, I am afraid to ask or I just might get "liner envy". I just mentioned it to illustrate that there are several options when buying Sunbrella. The lined version is appropriate for boats with full enclosures installed on the bridge or upper station. It's truly waterproof (unlike regular Sunbrella) and also does not pass dirt through it. Anyone who has a boat on a slip near a busy parking lot knows about the dirt I am talking about. Eisboch |
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:18:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: The lined version is appropriate for boats with full enclosures installed on the bridge or upper station. It's truly waterproof (unlike regular Sunbrella) and also does not pass dirt through it. Anyone who has a boat on a slip near a busy parking lot knows about the dirt I am talking about. Yep. I have a fully enclosed camper set up, but very rarely use it. I just find it too damn hot and muggy. I do put up the window curtains in heavy rain, and then only in the front part of the cabin but normally that is about it. I do love having the sun protection, and the kids can sun themselves on the sun pad over the cabin, but even they are and their friends are not big on laying out in the sun. They normally sit in the shade and chat. |
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Thanks everyone.
This is a big step up for me as my last boat "Miss Daisy" had seen better days. I may be asking lots of silly questions. Fredo "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... FREDO wrote: I am going to get a Bimini top installed on my 17.5' Crestliner fishhawk. Any ideas how much I should expect to pay for this. Also is sunbrella the best fabric or is there anything better? Fredo About $350 for Sunbrella: http://tinyurl.com/m24mh |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:18:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: The lined version is appropriate for boats with full enclosures installed on the bridge or upper station. It's truly waterproof (unlike regular Sunbrella) and also does not pass dirt through it. Anyone who has a boat on a slip near a busy parking lot knows about the dirt I am talking about. Yep. My cover and top are Topgun fabric. Does not leak and lasts for years. About the same cost as Sunbrella. |
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Calif Bill wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:18:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: The lined version is appropriate for boats with full enclosures installed on the bridge or upper station. It's truly waterproof (unlike regular Sunbrella) and also does not pass dirt through it. Anyone who has a boat on a slip near a busy parking lot knows about the dirt I am talking about. Yep. My cover and top are Topgun fabric. Does not leak and lasts for years. About the same cost as Sunbrella. The Topgun fabric I have seen is great stuff. It is also a lot stiffer (and maybe thicker) than Sunbrella but completely waterproof. This was a boat cover so it may not be the same Topgun product. If it is the same I could see a problem rolling it up in a small space. Dan |
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"Dan Krueger" wrote in message ink.net... Calif Bill wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:18:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: The lined version is appropriate for boats with full enclosures installed on the bridge or upper station. It's truly waterproof (unlike regular Sunbrella) and also does not pass dirt through it. Anyone who has a boat on a slip near a busy parking lot knows about the dirt I am talking about. Yep. My cover and top are Topgun fabric. Does not leak and lasts for years. About the same cost as Sunbrella. The Topgun fabric I have seen is great stuff. It is also a lot stiffer (and maybe thicker) than Sunbrella but completely waterproof. This was a boat cover so it may not be the same Topgun product. If it is the same I could see a problem rolling it up in a small space. Dan If I recall Top Gun does not breath well, causing condensation when used as a cockpit or full mooring cover. We used it when we owned the '87 Chris Craft and had a full mooring cover made of it. It was heavy but very water proof. |
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" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in message . .. "Dan Krueger" wrote in message ink.net... Calif Bill wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:18:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: The lined version is appropriate for boats with full enclosures installed on the bridge or upper station. It's truly waterproof (unlike regular Sunbrella) and also does not pass dirt through it. Anyone who has a boat on a slip near a busy parking lot knows about the dirt I am talking about. Yep. My cover and top are Topgun fabric. Does not leak and lasts for years. About the same cost as Sunbrella. The Topgun fabric I have seen is great stuff. It is also a lot stiffer (and maybe thicker) than Sunbrella but completely waterproof. This was a boat cover so it may not be the same Topgun product. If it is the same I could see a problem rolling it up in a small space. Dan If I recall Top Gun does not breath well, causing condensation when used as a cockpit or full mooring cover. We used it when we owned the '87 Chris Craft and had a full mooring cover made of it. It was heavy but very water proof. I have both a trailering cover and a bimini of the stuff. My bimini folds up, and fits into a maybe 10" diameter cover. But is a 21' boat. |
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