Posted by JRP on 01/09/18 - 6:04 AM
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ClevelandBill wrote:
I have a 2015 150 Super Sport. The Bimini canvas wraps/bunches up around the bimini poles and lays backward toward the stern, not quite to the transom. If I then run the motor up, for trailering, the motor cover touches the canvas. It actually depresses the bimini by not quite a half inch, not enough that I'm worried about bending the bimini poles. PROBLEM is this ... the motor touches the canvas and both motor and canvas now show wear from traveling with them in this position. There is almost a wear-through on the canvas; there is pretty good scratching on the motor cover.
I have not been using the bimini "cover", which goes around the canvas and the poles, to neaten them up and protect them. But if I had, then we'd be talking about wearing through the "cover".
Sorry I do not have pictures ... my boat is in storage at the dealer about an hour away.
Whaler "could" have moved the bimini forward an inch, or shortened the bimini by an inch, and this would not happen. I'm thinking the solution has to be tougher than the canvas and smooth and slippery ... a thin slice of ... HDPE or Corian or ...
ANY IDEAS?
Bill,
It's good practice to install the bimini boot ("cover") when the bimini is folded closed. This protects it from all kinds of exposure, including wear and tear from abrasion. Think of the boot as a sacrificial cover. Replacing the boot is much less expensive than the bimini!
Given your clearance issues, one option you might consider is having a canvas shop sew a patch of heavy suede or leather over the area of the boot that will experience abrasion from the engine. Another option might be to add solid support legs in lieu of the rear straps for the bimini, so that when it is folded closed it remians in an upright position.