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Capricorn
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Initially Posted - 06/03/2013 : 09:56:25

This topic has probably been covered before, but can someone advise the easiest way to do the above? Catalina Direct tells me that I would have to put a reef in the main in order to create the height needed to install bimini. Any suggestions helpful, thanks

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iwillnotsubmit
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Response Posted - 06/03/2013 : 10:35:54

My TR had a SR main on it when I purchased the boat. The sliding gooseneck is set just below the slot. I purchased the big bimini from CD and it mounts on the genny tracks, gives much shade. The bimini mounts do get in the way of adjusting the car position, but I now have a second set of cars aft of the bimini mounts. I did have to cut the SS frame to lower it slightly, but I have plenty of room underneath. Best upgrade IMO.

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Response Posted - 06/03/2013 : 10:41:02

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by iwillnotsubmit
 My TR had a SR main on it when I purchased the boat. The sliding gooseneck is set just below the slot. I purchased the big bimini from CD and it mounts on the genny tracks, gives much shade. The bimini mounts do get in the way of adjusting the car position, but I now have a second set of cars aft of the bimini mounts. I did have to cut the SS frame to lower it slightly, but I have plenty of room underneath. Best upgrade IMO.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Did you mount the bimini on the deck or on the coaming? On a track?

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Capricorn
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Response Posted - 06/03/2013 : 15:21:11

Has anyone with a TR mainsail done anything different to install a Bimini wthout having to raise the boom by reefing the main?

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Response Posted - 06/03/2013 : 15:29:50

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OJ
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by iwillnotsubmit
 My TR had a SR main on it when I purchased the boat. The sliding gooseneck is set just below the slot. I purchased the big bimini from CD and it mounts on the genny tracks, gives much shade. The bimini mounts do get in the way of adjusting the car position, but I now have a second set of cars aft of the bimini mounts. I did have to cut the SS frame to lower it slightly, but I have plenty of room underneath. Best upgrade IMO.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Did you mount the bimini on the deck or on the coaming? On a track?
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Read it one more time...

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Response Posted - 06/03/2013 : 15:39:35

Here is a couple old threads from the archives:

http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true& TOPIC_ID=19760& SearchTerms=bimini

http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true& TOPIC_ID=6903& SearchTerms=bimini

Can't help otherwise, I have a SR.

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Response Posted - 06/03/2013 : 16:45:24

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OJ
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by iwillnotsubmit
 My TR had a SR main on it when I purchased the boat. The sliding gooseneck is set just below the slot. I purchased the big bimini from CD and it mounts on the genny tracks, gives much shade. The bimini mounts do get in the way of adjusting the car position, but I now have a second set of cars aft of the bimini mounts. I did have to cut the SS frame to lower it slightly, but I have plenty of room underneath. Best upgrade IMO.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Did you mount the bimini on the deck or on the coaming? On a track?Oh, I see . . . but our tracks don't come back along our cockpit. Maybe someone will share what they did on their 1989 and later model.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Read it one more time...

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