Yamaha AR210 Bimini model year differences

[bradmartin]

Last week, I let someone borrow my boat and they screwed up the bimini and they're paying to replace it. Of course the 2022 parts are all on back order until September 2023. Not wanting to go the whole summer without some type of shade on the boat so trying to figure out if older model year parts will work and it appears they will.

Has anyone ever replaced parts of the bimini with different model years?

I only need parts [HASH=58]#6,[/HASH] #5 and the canvas is torn but I could probably have it repaired locally for now. The front metal pipes are what have gone missing.

Part numbers for 2022:
F3F-U3112-01-00 (1 front cross support rod)
F3F-U3113-00-00 (2 front supporting rods)
F5V-U3108-20-00 (canvas set w/ cover)

It doesn't look like Yamaha provides any measurements but from the look of the diagrams from 2019-2022 they all appear to be the same, so I'm thinking about ordering the parts from a different model year and trying it out. I can't imagine they changed much from the model year bimini or the towers from 2019-2022 as they're all relatively similar boats and 21ft models.

I'm just thinking those front support pipes are not any different on the model years from 2019-2022, so I'm likely going to buy one of the older model years from somewhere with a free return policy.

Any advice or previous experience appreciated.

 

[VitaminSea]

Sorry to hear you are without shade!

Try reaching out to Apex, I found they manufacture the canvas for the Biminis. They were also able to confirm for me that the Bimini was the same for multiple model years for the SX210. Perhaps they can assist with your model.

info@apexcanvas.com

here is a link to my post.

https://jetboaters.net/threads/bimini-replacement.40487/post-647013

 

[bradmartin]

Thanks for the info. I reached out to them. I need the pipes too so might not be my best option. Just looking back at the model years 2020-2022 the boats are so identical that I can't imagine they altered the tower since everything else is fairly uniform. So I think I'm gonna order the 2020 or 2021 canvas set from partzilla since they offer returns and see if it works. I'm pretty sure it will judging by the looks of the boats across those model years.

 

[bradmartin]

Turns out everything works and matches up just fine as expected. The canvas is black, I think the original was a dark grey (faded a lot over the last year with all the usage and sun).