bimini top
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Printed Date: November-19-2024 at 6:20pm
Topic: bimini top
Posted By: 82ski2001
Subject: bimini top
Date Posted: March-30-2008 at 1:54am
| need a tower bimini for a flight control tower. black or blue would work thanks |
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Posted By: gn6027
Date Posted: March-30-2008 at 12:06pm
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82,
Check out the link to my '87 at the bottom of this post. I built my own bimini. Take a look, and I'd be happy to share the details. I've got about $100 wrapped up in it. Glen ------------- GN6027 http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2562 - 1987 Ski Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: 82ski2001
Date Posted: March-30-2008 at 12:27pm
| looks nice, anymore close up pics of it? |
Posted By: gn6027
Date Posted: March-30-2008 at 2:38pm
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Here are some details of what I did:
I used 3/4" OD aluminum tubing, and a conduit bender I borrowed from work to make the frame. I had to made some solid aluminum inserts to act as connectors between the sections of tubing. You could also use steel conduit (available at Lowes or Home Depot) rather than aluminum. I then used shaft collars that I bought from McMaster Carr to clamp onto the tower so I didn't have to drill any holes in the tower. The tower OD is an odd size (1.905") so I bought 1 7/8" (1.875") ID shaft collars, and bored them out to the 1.905 so I have a nice tight fit. I have access to a lathe at work, so it made the boring easy. www.mcmaster.com item #6436K26 I then used some bolts to secure the frame to the shaft collars. I had to drill and tap a hole in each shaft collar for the bolt to thread into. I had a local Amish tarp shop make the vinyl portion. The vinyl is lashed onto the frame using rope so it looks a little like a tampoline. 
I used some 3/4" PVC pipe to prototype for size and shape before I used the 3/4" aluminum tubing. The pics don't show it, but the frame & vinyl is trapazoidal in shape. Narrower at the front, and wider in the back. Seeing what you did to get the tower mounted, this shouldn't be very difficult for you to do. Other questions, fire away... Glen ------------- GN6027 http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2562 - 1987 Ski Nautique 2001 |