Has anyone got clear photo's of the mounting points for their Bimini.
We have just purchased "SV Dosia" :D and are based in Australia, where no one can help with best postion for mounting (so as not to get in the way of the winches) or if the mizzen mast boom needs to be raised at all?
Welcome aboard mate. I have a sloop rig so I'll be of no help. Drew's old boat. We certainly enjoyed reading about her trip to the South Pacific.
Hi
i have a a rain top on my ketch (live in UK) ;D,the position off the feet is set by the park position of the poles,IE the poles when at rest live between the mizzen mast and the boom junction,the front pole is approx 1 1/2in down,you lift the mizzen boom up to swing the two rear poles back, I have a small tape around the front pole and the mast holds it hard forward and two tapes 18in in to hold it down at the rear,then you can sail OK with it up or down, I am going to the boat tonight will get you measurements to winch etc
I installed on last fall and put some pictures up on this site. Raised the mizzen to the top of the track sho I could fit under the mast with the canvas as I am 6'3". will try and get dimensions next
ted
hull #120 Ketch
Quote from: egoodhue on February 29, 2012, 06:59:22 AM
I installed on last fall and put some pictures up on this site. Raised the mizzen to the top of the track sho I could fit under the mast with the canvas as I am 6'3". will try and get dimensions next
ted
hull #120 Ketch
thanks...but what site is the pictures on?
on this site from Oct 10 or so last year
having trouble getting more posted
send me your email and I will send them to you
sorry can not get my camera battery to charge up !,will get new one this weekend,
but here are some measurements
centre of Bimini mount to centre of main winch 50in
centre of Bimini mount to front of cockpit face 64in
centre of Bimini mount to centre of rear cleat 40in
centre of Bimini mount to the inside of cockpit face 5 1/2 in
main pole length ,from hinge bolt on mount to start of bend in main hoop 49 1/2 in
hope this is of sum help ocean pilgrim
Egoodhue, could I get pictures of your Bimini?
Graemek do you have pictures of your Bimini yet?
oops ! sorry had camera trouble then went out of the brain box,will go out to the boat this weekend and get the pictures for you
sorry again ocean pilgrim
Hi i got these this morning hope thay are ok as it was very wet !!
http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad341/graemek_photo/DSC_0040.jpg
and
http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad341/graemek_photo/DSC_0039.jpg
dont know if you need my password to see them if you do its
ocean pilgrim
Hi there might be some info in the back ground in some of these picks that might help
http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad341/graemek_photo/pearson365/
have fun ;D
Graemek
What happened to your boat? The pictures look like it got caught in a fight with a stone pier and lost. Wonderful looking rework though. She looks sweet now!
Wayne
eeer bit of a long story
saw the yacht on usauctions ,had been in hurricane Katrina in new Orleans and was in need of a new home,had it shipped over to the UK and spent two years rebuilding her,just about finished now plan to leave the UK in august 2013 for a single handed round the world trip
plan to stop of in Florida on the way round,would love to meet up with other 365 owners
Graemek, thanks for the pictures. We are having a hard dodger made and when it is completed we will be trying to figure out how to configure a bimini.
The bimini is a little complicated. It goes between the main backstays and the mizzen running backstays. You can move the running backs to the stern. Sometimes you may want to make horizontal rails around the cockpit and fasten the bimini bows to to the horizontals.
This makes clearance for the winch if yours is behind the main backstays.