camper back questions

Here's an example of which there are several more on this site (in the Owner's Albums) of how to have a sun cover over the cockpit without struts that interfere with fishing (too much).

Not cheap, and no side curtains (at least as far as I can remember), but it will still get you out of the sun and reduce your melanoma quotient! :disgust

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from Brazo's album.

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
My camper back bimini seems designed to stow forward. It does not have an aft pole. When I drop it down aft -- which makes getting on and off the boat much easier -- it gets too close to the engines. I thought I would install some kind of block or cradle on the horizontal stainless steel transom rail far enough forward so that the angle of the frame when lowered would be about 30 degrees above horizontal. Does that make sense? Do you have any suggestions what material I should use and where I can get the right parts?
 
dread":2hp5npo6 said:
My camper back bimini seems designed to stow forward. It does not have an aft pole. When I drop it down aft -- which makes getting on and off the boat much easier -- it gets too close to the engines. I thought I would install some kind of block or cradle on the horizontal stainless steel transom rail far enough forward so that the angle of the frame when lowered would be about 30 degrees above horizontal. Does that make sense? Do you have any suggestions what material I should use and where I can get the right parts?
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Don't do that. It will put a lot of strain on things. Use a vertical pc of stainless to support it at the angle you want. You can affix the lower end either to the hull or to your rail. The part that holds the vertical pc of stainless to the Bimini can be a special fitting that clamps around the Bimini rail. I buy my stainless fittings at marinepartdepot.com. They are inexpensive, good quality (IMHO) and quick to ship.

Lots of pix on the site, poke around. Good luck

Charlie
 
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As a fisherman I have always stored the bimini forward. I put on a second set of bases forward on the walkway. This is on an Angler.

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Another example on a TomCat. It does require two people to easily reposition the bimini to the normal operating position, on the gunnels.

With the bimini stored forward the cockpit is clean of obsticles for fishing.
 
I had one built like the one "Sea Wolf" posted above. It is on a 16 Cruiser. It was welded by a local welder, and the sunbrella cut and installed by a local marine upholstery shop. The total was $1200.00 and we love it. Plenty of room fishing, and well protected when raining while underway.

Next will be a fast back cover (once fabrication is completed) for eliminating rain in the vessel while at the dock. The wife wants roll down curtains along all three sides to function as sun shades. She is taking on that project herself.

To me, once everything is complete, this will be much better than the original bimini. There were just too many limitations with a conventional bimini to meet our needs. Photo of completed top in my photo album.
 
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