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sailingkelly
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Initially Posted - 01/18/2017 :  09:27:25  Show Profile  Visit sailingkelly's Homepage
I'm buying a 1996 C250WB next week and am considering adding a bimini that would easily fold down when stepping the mast for trailering.

I'd like to hear your experiences doing this, including canvas vendors who can build this bimini.

As I'm new to the Association and this forum, I really appreciate any and all suggestions!
Murph
http://captmurph.blogspot.com/

Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 01/18/2017 :  10:27:57  Show Profile
Here are links to two previous threads that might help.

http://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29676&SearchTerms=bimini

http://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29903&SearchTerms=bimini
Steve Milby J/24 "Captiva Wind"
previously C&C 35, Cal 25, C25 TR/FK, C22
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 01/18/2017 :  11:41:44  Show Profile
Welcome Allen, or Murph, and congratulations in advance! Steve used a feature that you'll find helpful--the Search function at the upper left of the forum page. It allows you to look for threads either in a particular forum (like this one) or all of our forums. He just selected the C-250 forum and put in the search word "bimini". This is not to say you shouldn't ask questions--there are lots of folks here who are anxious to help!

You'll see many references here to "CD", or Catalina Direct, a third-party supplier of many replacements and upgrades for Catalina boats. They are very knowledgeable and have things you might never find elsewhere. When you can find them, you'll see CD's prices are not out of line.

It also helps in many discussions if you put a few basics about your boat in your "signature." The WB and WK versions of the C-250, for example, are quite different in some ways. You'll see many signatures here, including mine below.

Nice blog! I see you're extending your horizons by downsizing your boat!
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 01/18/2017 11:49:27
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Dave Brown
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Response Posted - 01/24/2017 :  20:50:57  Show Profile

Hi,
this is from a past posting,
hope it helps.
Dave B.
if not repost here I well talk




From nebr.
Now that's a lot of money for a Bimini !!!
I picked up a 3 bow, 6 foot long, stock off the shelf, with some 4 foot long sliders form a catalog. Mounted the sliders on the side of the boat, facing up, redrilled the boom, so I could move the main sheet FWD about 18 inch's, and mount the Bimini between the back stays, and the mainsheet.
Now, If, like a lot of people do, you need the Bimini 10 feet in the air above the seats, or wheel, This will not work for you. if you need the Bimini over the Catbird seats, this will not work for you. But, if you can live with the Bimini over the Main part of the cockpit, and under the boom,this works VERY WELL. I sail most of the time with the bimini up. Now how hi is the Bimini over the main seating area??
Sit on your boat, put a hat on, now add another 6" over your head, will that work for you? Ya, your going to bend over when you walk in the boat, and the stock bimini will need to be cut down, "only the main mounting bar" but stop and sit down, now look in your pocket, what do you find, ALL THAT MONEY YOU SAVED!!!!!!
That's how we poor folk do it.
Dave B.
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ps no holes in bimini needed.
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