Bimini on a Seaward

Posted By: Jim I, 94 S25 'H2O', Wilmington, NC
Date: 4/9/09 5:24a.m.

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In Response To: Putting a Bimini on a Seaward 23 (Scott, Seaward 23)

Scott, From what I have seen, the bimini size for the 23 and 25 is the same. From page 9 of the Seaward Manual: Here is a shot I dowmloaded a while back, I forget from who, of a 25 bimini (I think it was Bud's)taht was transplanted onto a 23 and it fits well: A small premade 32" high bimini no longer than 60" would work OK but it may be too short to stand under. From all the research I did it seems that a bimini needs to be tailored to the sailboat. I purchased a premade 36" high, 72" long by 86" wide Sunbrella bimini with stainless steel bows from www.Go2marine.com and then modified the entire top. I basically bought it a cheaper way to get all the materials and then I cut and reshaped the bows, restitched the top and added zippers, backstay opening, chafe leather, Strataglass window, converted it to strapless, etc. I will do a writeup on it and will post it soon. Jim