Bimini Top 252se Model - Water Pooling Issue

[scbruet]

The Bimini top always pools water after a rain storm where the zip-out part is. There is a drain hole, but it's in the wrong spot, and pools away from the hole.

Is this happening to everybody else, or happened on previous year models? I almost always forget to flip all the water off and I realize it when I drive away and it soaks everybody in the boat, haha.

 

[foozed]

Same.

 

[tkeru408]

I remember seeing on here someone talking about adding an extra drain hole or two to theirs for the same reason. Can't remember what thread it was in though.

 

[adrianp89]

Same, been thinking about just rolling up the zipper when done. A bit annoying but it is what it is.

 

[scbruet]

Damn. Thanks for the responses. Making sure I wasn't missing something.

Extra drain hole is interesting, but I wonder how bad that would look.

 

[adrianp89]

https://jetboaters.net/threads/bimini-sagging-rain-water.34569/#post-564707

@ugamarkj - How did you add the grommets?

 

[ugamarkj]

This is what I used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R8MD3FG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_1WZGNN0MREZPW5W957TV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[adrianp89]

This is what I used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R8MD3FG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_1WZGNN0MREZPW5W957TV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Reviews are pretty bad, what was your experience? I wonder if I can just take it to a shop and they do it for cheap.

 

[ugamarkj]

Hole punch was a bit dull. I probably hit it about 20 times before I got the hole punched all the way around. Not the best quality, but served its purpose.

 

[ken4motion]

Same pooling issue here this summer. After a rain storm, I'd take the golf ball retriever with extension pole and push the sagging bimini up so that the water would splash out! After some time, I noticed that the top needed to be tightened. After tighten up, it seem to be holding less water...my other though was putting a thick bungee cord to support the sag but even that idea needed some work to keep it simple...

 

[Matt Phillips]

I don't have the new style of Bimini so can't comment on the specifics. However, if water is pooling after a rain, that's obviously the low spot in the cover and it needs more support. Have you tried connecting a bungee cord in that general area to give the fabric more support and thus get the water to move away?

It's a cheap solution that may allow you to troubleshoot another more long-term fix.