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Need some help stabilizing a bimini top
Hello rec.boaters. Hope all is well and everyone is having a good
season. Bought a Larson 22' bowrider earlier this year and had a very enjoyable summer of cruising and water sports with family and friends. Couple of small warranty issues, but overall she proved to be solid and I am pleased with the boat. However, there is one thing about the boat that is driving me nuts. The bimini top: How it is attached to the boat, how much it flexes the windshield at the attach points, and how much noise it makes because of the flexing. During any kind of chop, the bimini oscillates port and starboard, and causes the windshield sides to flex very noticably. It's flexing enough that I am concerned about gelcoat damage at the windshield/hull attach points. The bimini is a typical stainless tube structure. The base fixtures are well attached to the gunnel (aft) and windshield frame (forward). Here's a stock photo, and I've added a crude wireframe diagram to show where the bimini attaches: http://www.zjstech.net/larson/larsonbim1.gif When deployed, two straps attach to anchor points at the corners of the windshield. Here's another stock photo showing the detail just inside the windshield. The gunnel is several inches wide. The green lines represent what I think is a logical place to put some type of support post. I think it would look bad, breaking up the clean lines of the gunnel, but I am at a loss for what else to do. http://www.zjstech.net/larson/larsonbim2.gif Getting rid of the bimini is not an option. Too much 12 o'clock sun here in the south. Suggestions appreciated. |
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