One of the local guides had a canvas pro build this for his existing
bimini. It's really nice, and provides protection without having to have
the annoyance of a tee-top.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...renclosure.jpg

It's just a bimini, what's so cool about it? And, who's CamoDude? Any
guns on board?
JR

HK wrote:
One of the local guides had a canvas pro build this for his existing
bimini. It's really nice, and provides protection without having to have
the annoyance of a tee-top.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...renclosure.jpg


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JR North wrote:
It's just a bimini, what's so cool about it? And, who's CamoDude? Any
guns on board?
JR

HK wrote:
One of the local guides had a canvas pro build this for his existing
bimini. It's really nice, and provides protection without having to
have the annoyance of a tee-top.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...renclosure.jpg




Uh, it's a bimini with full front and side curtains. That means it is a
bimini that extends one's fishing season in cooler weather AND keeps one
out of the rain when that is important. I've seen plenty of tee-tops
with front and side curtains, but no biminis on center consoles rigged
up that way.

That's what's cool about it.

Lots of us who have had tee-tops and biminis on open boats prefer
biminis. I've had tee-tops on two center console boats and find them
next to useless for providing shade from the sun.

I have no idea who the camo dude is, and I have no idea if there are
"guns on board." Why would either concern you?

Oh, the fact it's an actual bimini, as opposed to a T-top. OK.
I swear, that guy looks EXACTLY like a GI Joe I had when I was a kid.
JR


HK wrote:

JR North wrote:

It's just a bimini, what's so cool about it? And, who's CamoDude? Any
guns on board?
JR

HK wrote:

One of the local guides had a canvas pro build this for his existing
bimini. It's really nice, and provides protection without having to
have the annoyance of a tee-top.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...renclosure.jpg





Uh, it's a bimini with full front and side curtains. That means it is a
bimini that extends one's fishing season in cooler weather AND keeps one
out of the rain when that is important. I've seen plenty of tee-tops
with front and side curtains, but no biminis on center consoles rigged
up that way.

That's what's cool about it.

Lots of us who have had tee-tops and biminis on open boats prefer
biminis. I've had tee-tops on two center console boats and find them
next to useless for providing shade from the sun.

I have no idea who the camo dude is, and I have no idea if there are
"guns on board." Why would either concern you?



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JR North wrote:

Oh, the fact it's an actual bimini, as opposed to a T-top. OK.
I swear, that guy looks EXACTLY like a GI Joe I had when I was a kid.
JR


HK wrote:

JR North wrote:

It's just a bimini, what's so cool about it? And, who's CamoDude? Any
guns on board?
JR

HK wrote:

One of the local guides had a canvas pro build this for his existing
bimini. It's really nice, and provides protection without having to
have the annoyance of a tee-top.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...renclosure.jpg






Uh, it's a bimini with full front and side curtains. That means it is
a bimini that extends one's fishing season in cooler weather AND keeps
one out of the rain when that is important. I've seen plenty of
tee-tops with front and side curtains, but no biminis on center
consoles rigged up that way.

That's what's cool about it.

Lots of us who have had tee-tops and biminis on open boats prefer
biminis. I've had tee-tops on two center console boats and find them
next to useless for providing shade from the sun.

I have no idea who the camo dude is, and I have no idea if there are
"guns on board." Why would either concern you?



I had the same thought as you, what is so cool about it? It is a
creative use for a fully enclosed bimini, but a fully enclosed bimini
none the less. I guess I haven't seen one used this way before.

I had the same thought as you, what is so cool about it? It is a creative
use for a fully enclosed bimini, but a fully enclosed bimini none the
less. I guess I haven't seen one used this way before.

I found it riddled with flaws, both in concept and execution, when compared
to a T-Top. When the side and forward curtains are up, forward access is
severely restricted, limited to walking the gunwales with only the wobbly
bimini stanchions available for support. Not a great solution in seas. A
roll-up zippered door in the forward curtain would alleviate this problem
somewhat, but there is no evidence of one in the photo. In terms of
execution, the side and forward curtains were cut too large, allowing a
sloppy fit. While this makes the curtains easy to install, it allows for
bends and wrinkles in the curtains after installation, making for poor
visibility through the eisenglass. The curtains should have been finished so
that they would stretch taught when installed.

Even without the side and forward curtains, the bimini top is sub-par on a
mid-sized open fishing boat like this one when compared to a T-Top. Unlike
a T-Top the bimini stanchions get in the way when trying to walk a fishing
line around the boat. Odd, since the ability to easily walk a fishing line
around the boat is a key design benefit of a center console rig. Also, the
bimini top offers no opportunities for antenna installation or overhead
storage of gear or electronics, like a T-Top will. The only advantage to
the bimini over the T-Top is that you can make it go away easily.

Jim wrote:
JR North wrote:

Oh, the fact it's an actual bimini, as opposed to a T-top. OK.
I swear, that guy looks EXACTLY like a GI Joe I had when I was a kid.
JR


HK wrote:

JR North wrote:

It's just a bimini, what's so cool about it? And, who's CamoDude?
Any guns on board?
JR

HK wrote:

One of the local guides had a canvas pro build this for his
existing bimini. It's really nice, and provides protection without
having to have the annoyance of a tee-top.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...renclosure.jpg






Uh, it's a bimini with full front and side curtains. That means it is
a bimini that extends one's fishing season in cooler weather AND
keeps one out of the rain when that is important. I've seen plenty of
tee-tops with front and side curtains, but no biminis on center
consoles rigged up that way.

That's what's cool about it.

Lots of us who have had tee-tops and biminis on open boats prefer
biminis. I've had tee-tops on two center console boats and find them
next to useless for providing shade from the sun.

I have no idea who the camo dude is, and I have no idea if there are
"guns on board." Why would either concern you?



I had the same thought as you, what is so cool about it? It is a
creative use for a fully enclosed bimini, but a fully enclosed bimini
none the less. I guess I haven't seen one used this way before.


Ahh, the beauty of a bimini is that it stores out of the way when you
don't need a top, which, around here, is most days except the most
brutally hot and sunny. If you need it, you open it up. And if you want
to extend your season a tad or come back in the rain, the who rig takes
just a couple of minutes to set up.

And, instead of a tee-top that acts as a drogue when you trailer, and
provides very little shade, you have something that provides shade when
you need it. Also, when you put the full cover on your boat after you
use it, you don't have to buy and use an ungainly cover with zippers
that accomodates a tee-top.

Obviously, there are downsides to such a top, but there are downsides to
a permanently "up" tee-top, too. I've tried biminis and tee-tops, and I
prefer biminis.

The guide whose boat I have shown says since getting the bimini add-ons,
he's been able to extend his paydays out on the water by nearly 300
trips over the past few years.