Here's a bit of a different take on dodger/bimini installs. Granted, my canvas needs "down south" are different than many of you listers further north. Our main concern is shade, not wind/cold protection. Further, since we sometimes race, having a hard frame dodger just didn't work for us.
With the end boom traveler, Touche' has two biminis, a large forward bimini that extends over the seahood and a smaller aft bimini. A filler piece connects them when we want additional shade. However, for the occasional spring or fall cruise or transit down the coast, we wanted wind protection. The rest of the time we want unobstructed breeze through the cockpit. So, I had one of my canvas maker buddies make me a windshield. A windshield is different from a dodger. The windshield attaches to the forward bimini by a zipper across the top and the leading edge of the bimini. It wraps around the bimini frame almost to the primary winches. The sides and bottom are simply attached with small lines through grommets in the windshield. There are two eye straps on the deck adjacent the seahood for holding it down. The remainder of the small lines simply tie around the bows of the bimini and the handrails. The center portion zips and rolls up for breeze when we want it. I can install and uninstall the thing in 5-10 minutes. It rolls up easily and is stored in the quarterberth. Granted, it isn't as nice as a dodger with support frame but for the few times a year we use it, it satisfies our needs. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Bob Hickson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Genco made a dodger and bimini for my 29 mk 2 last year. The dodger design > is great. It is built with fixed supports from the coaming to the dodger > frame. The dodger sides are completely removable and in fair weather it > becomes a mini bimini over the companionway. The front window, corner > windows and side windows can be zipped in any combination. With the front > and corner panels installed, you have complete access to the foreward > winches. As other have commented, I shifted the mainsheet bale about 1 foot > aft to clear the back of the dodger. Very happy with their work. > > > > Bob Hickson, P. ENG., > Sent from Samsung Mobile > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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