Posted by JRP on 01/09/18 - 9:14 AM
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EJO wrote:...
JRP the 'soft' patch on the boot would be a good Idea but you can't trailer with the closed (booted) bimini in the upright position so that isn't an option....
EJO,
I see biminis transporting like this on trailered boats regularly. It would not be my preference for a long tow, but there is no problem with the apparent wind from trailering -- the bimini material is secure under the boot and the folded frame is held solidly by the strut. Much less drag on the mounts, frame, and material than when motoring at high speed with the bimini deployed.
There is even a local guy here with a BW Ventura 18 who leaves his twin biminis fully deployed while trailering!
Is there some kind of clearance issue with this model and the bimini frame in a partially raked aft position? Or some other consideration peculiar to this model that I'm overlooking?