2017 AR240 bimini

[John Mcpartland]

Does anyone know the color codes for the replacement bimini top? I need a new one and each year have 2 different part numbers, I'm assuming the color, but the price is $150-200 difference. I'm just looking for black.

 

[CokeZero]

I don’t know if this helps or not. Better late than never? I extended my Bimini top and my upholstery guy ordered fabric from here.

Sur Last : Glen Raven

Sur Last is a solution dyed polyester fabric manufactured by Glen Raven.

www.glenraven.com

 

[John Mcpartland]

Thanks. my front bimini bar was loose and some how bent straight up causing the bimini to rip up, so I have to order the frame and fabric but the order sites dont give a color just a part number, so I dint know what color I would be ordering. I can find anyone open yet to build one so I was trying to just order the whole thing on line

 

[CokeZero]

I understand. Sorry I wasn’t more help. Good luck!

 

[BalsamBoy]

I don’t know if this helps or not. Better late than never? I extended my Bimini top and my upholstery guy ordered fabric from here.

Sur Last : Glen Raven

Sur Last is a solution dyed polyester fabric manufactured by Glen Raven.

www.glenraven.com

Can you give details on extending your top? I’m looking at doing the same thing.

 

[CokeZero]

Yes. Hard to type long description from mobile. I’ll answer in detail later

 

[CokeZero]

Sorry about that! We were actually installing the new Seadek flooring in the cockpit area.

I took the bimini top down completely & threaded the existing bars out of the fabric. I took the bimini fabric to a local marine upholstery shop that I have used before and had them add exactly 18" of the black fabric that I posted the link to above. There is a seam right in front of the nav light post/wake board tower hitch that he took the stitching out, and added the piece to. Looks really good.

The aluminum bars are 3/4" outside diameter. I purchased two of these off of Zoro.

Zoro Select 3/4" OD x 6 ft. Welded 304 Stainless Steel Tubing 5LVL7 | Zoro

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I drilled out the aluminum rivets on the bars that slide into the tower slots. I unbolted them from the front spreader bar up front before I did anything. I ended up drilling them out slightly larger than a 1/4-20 bolt would be.

I took a conduit bender that I borrowed from and electrician buddy of mine to bend the new stainless tubing with the same down angle. I laid them on top of each other & bent little by little so that I could match the shape. I marked the end of the aluminum tubing on the new stainless tubing & added 18" which is where I ended up cutting them off.

I purchase 3/4" insert black end caps off of Amazon to go inside the new stainless tubing to keep wasps out and give it more of a finished look.
I ended up attaching the new stainless bars to the front spreader bar with 1/4-20 x 1" long stainless bolts & nylon keeper nuts. I am very happy with the finished product. We will have the boat out either tomorrow or Monday and I will take some pictures when I have the bimini all out and unfolded.
Hope this helps. Holler if it doesn't!!

 

[BalsamBoy]

Very helpful. Thanks. Sounds like a pretty simple solution. Are you happy with how much additional shade you’re getting or would you go longer if you could?

 

[CokeZero]

I wouldn’t go longer. At WOT it holds itself, but makes me nervous. We have been out very little past couple of days. Very windy. It is a good amount of additional shade. The next thing I wanna do is figure out more shade off the back.