What type of Bimini Style to you like best?

Fishmaster

I need to get some feedback on what type of Bimini style YOU like best if you were looking for a bimini for your tower? The Seedoo has a "TOP" style bimin which is above the tower and this would be the lowest cost to make. The Mobius has a "SUNSHADE" bimini which would be the easiest to be removable for folding down the tower yet still afforadable. The "CLASSIC" tower bimini would be the most expensive becuase it needs to be custom for each tower installation.

Love to get some feedback from you on what you like best and why.

Thanks,
Bill

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 26, 2003 6:47 pm Post subject:

I like the classic one the best... then the sun shade. I don't like the Sea-Doo one at all.

forwaken · Addict Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 635 City: Turlock, CA

I'd prefer and have the classic one myself. Where is that one out of monster it looks like it mounts almost exactly like mine.

Fishmaster · Posted: May 26, 2003 7:05 pm Post subject:

As a reference the TOP style is the easiest for us becuase we control all the dimensions up there, but the sunshade style is the best "middle ground" for working with an infinate number of possible installation configurations. The classic is most awesome but poses problems with the way we fold down and needing lots of dimensions from the installation to produce the Bimini correctly.

We are finalizing things for a bimini and wanted to get that "real world" input before committing to yet more tooling costs. Thanks for any help we can get, it's greatly appreciated.

Bill

Hillbilly · Newbie Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 5 City: Lake Lavon

Bill,
I've got a tower on order with you and if I can't get my current bimini working with it and you don't have one ready, I'm thinking about going with the sunshade look.

I figure I can make an expanding type frame, use the current cloth, and put 4 mounting clips on the tower. Put the tower up, pull the bimini out from under the set and spread it out, and clip it to the tower.

I agree that the classic one would be a pain in the butt to manufacture. And it would be hard to justify [for me] spending major $$$ on the lower price tower. The other looks a little tacky to me [of course, I'm using waterbed tubes for ballast so don't pay much attention to that].

Good luck, great product.
Now where's my tower ! (j/k)
Carey

Fishmaster · Posted: May 26, 2003 7:44 pm Post subject:

Carey,

Check out the Bimini Project at www.diyTower.com, Steve Wolverton did a great job for very little $$$ on adding a Bimini to his Mini-Tower. There is some "getto" to it but it looks to work well.

I have so many people busting my b _ _ _ s on getting the Bimini done that I'll be black and blue soon if I dont get it out, just trying to be well calibrated before tooling up. BTW, your tower will ship this week Very Happy

Bill

BIGMAC · Posted: May 26, 2003 9:03 pm Post subject:

I hate those sun shades. The one on the sea doo is cool but you have to look at the new xstars to get a better idea. I will try to scan a pic on tuesday for ya. Seriously that sun shade is horrid(sp)!!!!! IMO

RYDOG · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 163 City: NOR CAL

classic for sure....

pjdave · Posted: May 26, 2003 9:59 pm Post subject:

I dont mind the sunshade. or trampoline as we call them down here, but have a classis because they fold up better

Josh R · Posted: May 27, 2003 6:04 am Post subject:

I hate the sunshade. It's so annoying. Once it's on, it stuck there, you can't fold it up... You also have to find a good place to store it when not in use or when towing.

MackDaddyWake1 · Posted: May 27, 2003 6:25 am Post subject:

Carry an umbrella with you in the boat.
Kind of like Mary Poppins.
She was a hottie.
I'd give her a spoonfull of sugar.

Slaytwebeling · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 892 City: Houston

I dont like the one on the sea doo but the one the tourny x-star has i think looks good for some reason.

BigD · Criminal Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 51 City: Texas

The one on the SeaDoo is a bit ugly to look at, but I really like the way it mounts on the top of the tower. I'm 6'2" and I hate having to crouch around under the bimini. If you have speakers on the tower it makes more sense to go up top so you don't have to worry about whether the bimini will interfere with them. I don't have lights up there so not an issue for me...

J_DOGG · Posted: May 27, 2003 8:45 am Post subject:

I like the classic style, I'd want to fold it out of the way on cooler days.

I wouldn't order anything that required too many measurements, the more measurements the more I would think twice about buying it.

The over the tower style is just plain lame, plus it would or could interfere with other things you have mounted to your tower.

Over all the Classic one makes the most sense to me and looks good also.

calair03 · Posted: May 27, 2003 9:04 am Post subject:

Classic!

Tyler*Moore · Guest

I dont care much for bimini's, cuz I like the sun, and Ive only had one sun burn my whole life, but if I had to pick it'd be the classic, makes the boat like better than any of the other ones...

STPHNSN23 · Guest

i go without but of the 3, i'd take the classic.

Troy · Criminal Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 79 City: Nor Cal

Bill, I've gotta vote for the classic, but a well done top mount would come before the sunshade, it just looks like a pain to store when not in use.

noneya · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 796 City: Roxboro, NC

The classic, definetly. I already emailed you Bill, but to reiterate, I personally wouldnt buy a tower w/out a bimini, I guess the Texas sun is a little hotter than in IN or TN, because we've been using ours for about a month now.

Fishmaster · Posted: May 27, 2003 2:14 pm Post subject:

Can anyone find a picture of the X-Star bimini referenced?

We have been leaning toward the sun shade style although we like the classic much better. The problem with the classic is it will need to be nearly custom for each tower install - which would make it at least $150 more.

The sun shade would be just a few minutes to put up or take off and fit in a ski locker for storage. The nice thing about the is when you dont need it there is nothing there.

Appreciate the feedback and keep it coming.

Bill

STPHNSN23 · Guest

chase · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 190 City: Clermont, FL

The classic is the best looking and most convienant (sp) for towing. What in the heck is that thing on the Seadoo? Please don't do that one!

BIGMAC · Posted: May 27, 2003 8:54 pm Post subject:

Here ya go! Sorry but my scanner sucks!!!!

w$r az style · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 384 City: Arizona

i like em all

Fishmaster · Posted: May 28, 2003 5:14 am Post subject:

Thanks BigMac!

That's a innovative design on the Bimini and as a side note I got to play with those wakeboard racks at Surfexpo and what a marvel of engineering they are.

My concern on one that high is unless the Sun is directly overhead it's not going to offer much shade over the ones mounted under the tower. The nice thing is it is up out of the way and you dont have to play "dodge the bimini" as much.

We are leaning towards the SunShade becuase it could go on and off real fast but maybe long term their is a market for two styles, a second one that sit's much higher on the bimini but is not as effective for providing shade?

Bill

My spelling is not as bad as you would believe, I am just protesting bulliten boards not having spell checkers !

6more · Newbie Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 26 City: Upstate, SC

Where can I get one of those rope tenders?? Very Happy

That photographer is pretending to take a picture of the pros, but he is really getting a cleavage shot!

Shawn Madison · Posted: May 28, 2003 8:04 am Post subject:

Classic Bill! It is proven and looks the best! I think most people can justify that extra cost. Or atleast they will when they try putting the others up!

J_DOGG · Posted: May 28, 2003 8:45 am Post subject:

Can I get this girls for my rope girl?

She is HOT nodoubt about it.... some lucky dogg out there.....I need to move down south...

Fishmaster · Posted: May 28, 2003 9:27 am Post subject:

Yummy

Dees · Posted: May 28, 2003 10:42 am Post subject:

that looks like the seadoo bimini.

Corkscrew900 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 19 City: Texas

Ha Ha, That is my best friends girl, that pic was from Lake Travis this past weekend.

Corkscrew900 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 19 City: Texas

Jdogg, Where did you find that picture?