$150 Shade

[Foobar]

I got tired of getting fried in the sun, so I added this bimini for about $150. Covers the whole front in shade. Can be used while driving the boat too. Easy to put up and it stores in the boat under the Yamaha mooring cover. Clearance is about 6'3". Minn kota 72" trolling motor still fits with the bimini up. I just have to twist the motor when deploying to clear the poles.

 

[Foobar]

Bimini: Oceansouth 79-84 bimini 3 Bow

 

[Liveto99]

Nice job Foobar, looks good. I like the fact you can move the boat without having to take it down.
I miss my boat, it sits in a rack in Islamarada as I sit in NY.

 

[Dantino]

I got tired of getting fried in the sun, so I added this bimini for about $150. Covers the whole front in shade. Can be used while driving the boat too. Easy to put up and it stores in the boat under the Yamaha mooring cover. Clearance is about 6'3". Minn kota 72" trolling motor still fits with the bimini up. I just have to twist the motor when deploying to clear the poles.

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Thanks for the great pics Foobar. A couple quick questions for you if you don't mind. 1. Which spreader bar lights and black mounts did you go with? 2. What is the gray rectangular device in front of your battery compartment (mounted into port gunwhale under where black round rod holder is mounted)?

 

[Foobar]

Thanks for the great pics Foobar. A couple quick questions for you if you don't mind. 1. Which spreader bar lights and black mounts did you go with? 2. What is the gray rectangular device in front of your battery compartment (mounted into port gunwhale under where black round rod holder is mounted)?

Mounts for lights: Off-Road ATV UTV Light Bar Mounts
Single rear spreader light white/red color: Lumitec Caprera2 LED Spreader
Dual front spreader lights white only: Lumitec Caprera LT

Switch under gunwale: Bluesea weatherdeck switch

There are only 2 devices used on that weatherdeck switch at the moment. First is the Lumitec 101320 SeaBlazeX Spectrum LED Underwater Boat Light and the second is a raw water washdown pump I used to replace that piece of shit jet washdown.

I removed the Yamaha washdown switch and just hooked it up to the wires inside the changing room and let it dangle. I put a rocker switch in there for compartment lights. 4 front compartments, engine bay, battery box area, etc. I used these lights.

 

[Foobar]

Thanks for the great pics Foobar. A couple quick questions for you if you don't mind. 1. Which spreader bar lights and black mounts did you go with? 2. What is the gray rectangular device in front of your battery compartment (mounted into port gunwhale under where black round rod holder is mounted)?

Note the round black thing above the weatherdeck switch is an AC plug for the two battery chargers I have on board for the (house + starting batteries) on one chargers and three trolling motor batteries on the second charger.