Group Buy: BI Pro X Series Rag top

I built one  for myself.  

Sadly as this winter comes to an end, we had no luck sourcing a Rag top to duplicate.
Offer is still out there for the community. We are even available to purchase if need.
Hoping to get more of these out to the group, but it may not be for another year.

Yes, someone on here got it - me! It is going on my 97 SNOB. I bought the boat with a tower, removed the tower, repaired the holes and restored to original. I couldn't drill into the gel again after all of that work. So the rag top has gone to a good home!

Hope someone here that was looking for one got it!  When they come up you have to jump on them or they are gone that fast

No luck on uploading, but here are the photos -

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6gg8800bla34z2l/AADemdcNG-1SDFw6etGKFauCa?dl=0

I am still interested if any progress has been made.....

I have been searching for these ragtops for 2 years. I just came across this forum. I have a 1993 ski nautique 196. I want to get on the list! I need one of these BAD! I will pay cash money today for one! I have been searching forever

Thanks for finding the thread Pete.
If you guys are still trying Lane Bowers is trying to get these made again and has some guys from the Malibu crew (poor basterds) and so maybe that price can come down ....Anyway contact Lane Bowers.

Nice work Eddie! I'm in if Ron can get the job done!

My ski buddy and I talk about Ron frequently, sounds like he's an awesome guy. We talked about having him build a jump ramp for us in the next few years.

After seeing the rather long-shot end result of Steve's attempt at getting a limited production run of these, I stopped by Rob Bemmen and explained the situation that we have. I asked him if there was any chance that he might be able to produce something similar. The only requirements I requested was that it needed to work and be kept under $1K. He knows he can make them but he needs some dimensions of the top itself and then can get me a price per unit.
I contacted Steve right away and we talked. He'll be able to get me the dimensions of his next weekend after he gets home from being on the road.

In case you're wondering, Rob is a skier so he understands what skiers want and need. He's a pretty damn good machinist too. You can check out his website. He fixed my engine cradle when it was buckled and he machined my rudder shaft and rudder port when I thought it was ruined. He does quality work so I have no doubt that if he says he can make it, it will be something done right. The stuff he did for me was miniscule compared to what he normally builds.

Once we find out if it's even a possibility for Rob to produce these, I'll let you guys know and we can look at what the next steps would be moving forward.

Maybe one of you guy's could contact whomever makes the Z5 bimini to see if they would be interested in making something that could work. Their bimini is very similar in structure so a tweak to what they are already making should work, then perhaps just add a pylon clamp bracket similar to the super deluxe boom mount and then some straight bar up to the bimini.

Put a zipper opening in the bimini and run the fly hi through it. When not using the fly hi it can be zipped closed.
Done it on my bimini and John's. Works perfect.. Zipper is about a foot long and installed by any upholsterer.

First off Steve I'd like to thank you for your time and hard work to get this project going. My thoughts were I'd be willing to go a thousand to get a new one with my color choice but 15 and the fact I need something before next summer puts me out. If he ever decides to do another run the fact he has in his mind that he needs to make a 100,there will be more than enough to go around for us 12. No hard feelings at all,I think all of us here understand. Thanks again Steve.

Any updates? Thanks. Richard

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THANKS!