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195 Open Bimini Redesign..

Cabin2010

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Boat Make
Scarab
Year
2019
Boat Model
195 Open ID
Boat Length
19
Anyone who has the 195 Open knows the Bimini design leaves a lot to be desired, from the factory it's a flopping after thought at best.

We recently added a solar panel to our Bimini for the Lithium System we installed for the trolling motor, this really brought out the weakness of the top.

So here's our solution, we're adding more traditional side supports, we mimicked the existing folding mount and snap connectors to the new side supports.

The new side supports will include grommets and traditional lacing.

Here's the start of the project, we'll update once lacing is completed. thumbnail.jpgthumbnail1.jpgthumbnail2.jpgthumbnail3.jpg
 

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Here's the finished top, also added four more rocket launchers. thumbnail5.jpgthumbnail6.jpg
 
I'm thinking about doing a custom bimini on my Monster Tower. That looks good!
 
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