Hi friends, I’m upgrading my bimini to cover more surface area (moving from a coaming mount to deck mounted)
In the photo you can see my old frame lying flat against the coaming, and the new one standing up and taped in place temporarily.
My installer’s plan is to have 2 deck mounts (one seen taped in the photo above), and another placed forward on a quick-release, which will support the forward hoop when deployed.
He’s hoping to support the aft part of the frame using 2 rail mounts on the pushpit rails.
Unfortunately I’m tucked in the maria and can’t swing out the boom to make sure that the primary support leg is forward enough to not collide when the main sheet while on a run.
Does anyone happen to know approximately how far in front of the pushpit railing that a NS30 sheet will intersect the linelines? Or have any other advice?
I have that setup on my bimini frame and yes it contacts and deflects the sheet on a run. This is however not a problem. I have had 25 knots of wind directly astern under full sail and the struts have borne it easily. The link below is the best I could find to show it. If you pause about one second in you can see the amount of deflection of the sheet. Hope this helps.
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