I've been thinking how to rig a bimini on my M17 for a while now, since I like to be out sailing for days at a time. Keeping in mind the location of the mainsheet, backstay, jib lines, and having shade where I spend a majority of time in the cockpit, this is what I came up with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkptmRlShvQ (Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-Cz4Rm4bw (Part 2) I will move the bimini aft an inch or two more. The mainsheet just baaaarely brushes the front edge right now, but enlarging the holes and restitching should only take about 20 minutes. Did the stitching on my next door neighbors cheapy little sewing machine. George Johnson M17 #600 "Sancha"
George: Thank you so much for the videos...excellent! I am also struggling with how to get a bimini on my M17 since I live in Miami and the sun is brutual pretty much the whole year. Your boat is set up very similar to mine. I also have the same tillerpilot and I agree, makes life so much easier when singlehanding. I do have the backstay adjuster so your ideas about a zipper opening are very helpful. Please share any updates you have made and I thank you for the youtube format...easy for everyone to view. Maria ________________________________ From: George Johnson <jorge1johnson@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tue, September 7, 2010 1:57:24 PM Subject: M_Boats: New Bimini I've been thinking how to rig a bimini on my M17 for a while now, since I like to be out sailing for days at a time. Keeping in mind the location of the mainsheet, backstay, jib lines, and having shade where I spend a majority of time in the cockpit, this is what I came up with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkptmRlShvQ (Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-Cz4Rm4bw (Part 2) I will move the bimini aft an inch or two more. The mainsheet just baaaarely brushes the front edge right now, but enlarging the holes and restitching should only take about 20 minutes. Did the stitching on my next door neighbors cheapy little sewing machine. George Johnson M17 #600 "Sancha" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!
George: To fit my bimini in I just moved the main sheet bale on the boom about a foot forward and put the bimini forward of the backstays. You can see photos at: http://gallery.mac.com/gmhyde1#100120 --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2' On Sep 7, 2010, at 10:57 AM, George Johnson wrote:
I've been thinking how to rig a bimini on my M17 for a while now, since I like to be out sailing for days at a time. Keeping in mind the location of the mainsheet, backstay, jib lines, and having shade where I spend a majority of time in the cockpit, this is what I came up with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkptmRlShvQ (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-Cz4Rm4bw (Part 2)
I will move the bimini aft an inch or two more. The mainsheet just baaaarely brushes the front edge right now, but enlarging the holes and restitching should only take about 20 minutes. Did the stitching on my next door neighbors cheapy little sewing machine.
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Hi Gary: What size bimini did you get and where did you get it from? I am thinking just moving the bale is easier than dealing with zippers. Any issues with sheeting in the main in the new position? Thanks. Maria On Sep 23, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Gary M Hyde wrote:
George: To fit my bimini in I just moved the main sheet bale on the boom about a foot forward and put the bimini forward of the backstays. You can see photos at: http://gallery.mac.com/gmhyde1#100120
--Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2'
On Sep 7, 2010, at 10:57 AM, George Johnson wrote:
I've been thinking how to rig a bimini on my M17 for a while now, since I like to be out sailing for days at a time. Keeping in mind the location of the mainsheet, backstay, jib lines, and having shade where I spend a majority of time in the cockpit, this is what I came up with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkptmRlShvQ (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-Cz4Rm4bw (Part 2)
I will move the bimini aft an inch or two more. The mainsheet just baaaarely brushes the front edge right now, but enlarging the holes and restitching should only take about 20 minutes. Did the stitching on my next door neighbors cheapy little sewing machine.
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Maria: I put a powerboat bimini on my M17. Photos are on-line at: http://gallery.mac.com/gmhyde1#100120 I installed the bimini top listed in the 2005 West Marine catalog on page 831--the competition skiboat bimini that is 4 feet long, 30 inches high, and available in 3 widths. I chose the width that matched the toe rail boat width at the point where the bimini attaches to the toe rail. The same bimini is listed on page 715 of the 2010 West Marine catalog. I mounted the bimini to the toe rail genoa tracks using 4 Ronstan™ track sliders like those on page 986 of that 2010 catalog. The base of the bimini tubing is attached to a slider on each side in a way that allows the bimini to pivot fore and aft. The forward strap on each side is attached to the second, more forward slider on each side. The rear straps are attached to fixed attachment points aft on each side. The bimini can be folded aft so that it lies across the transom either on top of or under the tiller, where it is out of the way when not in use. I had no problems with mainsail sheeting at the new boom bale position. Happy sailing in the shade! --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2' Gary ☺ On Sep 23, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Maria Jorge wrote:
Hi Gary: What size bimini did you get and where did you get it from? I am thinking just moving the bale is easier than dealing with zippers. Any issues with sheeting in the main in the new position? Thanks. Maria On Sep 23, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Gary M Hyde wrote:
George: To fit my bimini in I just moved the main sheet bale on the boom about a foot forward and put the bimini forward of the backstays. You can see photos at: http://gallery.mac.com/gmhyde1#100120
--Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2'
On Sep 7, 2010, at 10:57 AM, George Johnson wrote:
I've been thinking how to rig a bimini on my M17 for a while now, since I like to be out sailing for days at a time. Keeping in mind the location of the mainsheet, backstay, jib lines, and having shade where I spend a majority of time in the cockpit, this is what I came up with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkptmRlShvQ (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-Cz4Rm4bw (Part 2)
I will move the bimini aft an inch or two more. The mainsheet just baaaarely brushes the front edge right now, but enlarging the holes and restitching should only take about 20 minutes. Did the stitching on my next door neighbors cheapy little sewing machine.
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Thanks, Gary. This really helps! On Sep 23, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Gary M Hyde wrote:
Maria: I put a powerboat bimini on my M17. Photos are on-line at:
http://gallery.mac.com/gmhyde1#100120
I installed the bimini top listed in the 2005 West Marine catalog on page 831--the competition skiboat bimini that is 4 feet long, 30 inches high, and available in 3 widths. I chose the width that matched the toe rail boat width at the point where the bimini attaches to the toe rail. The same bimini is listed on page 715 of the 2010 West Marine catalog.
I mounted the bimini to the toe rail genoa tracks using 4 Ronstan™ track sliders like those on page 986 of that 2010 catalog. The base of the bimini tubing is attached to a slider on each side in a way that allows the bimini to pivot fore and aft. The forward strap on each side is attached to the second, more forward slider on each side. The rear straps are attached to fixed attachment points aft on each side. The bimini can be folded aft so that it lies across the transom either on top of or under the tiller, where it is out of the way when not in use.
I had no problems with mainsail sheeting at the new boom bale position.
Happy sailing in the shade!
--Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2' Gary ☺
On Sep 23, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Maria Jorge wrote:
Hi Gary: What size bimini did you get and where did you get it from? I am thinking just moving the bale is easier than dealing with zippers. Any issues with sheeting in the main in the new position? Thanks. Maria On Sep 23, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Gary M Hyde wrote:
George: To fit my bimini in I just moved the main sheet bale on the boom about a foot forward and put the bimini forward of the backstays. You can see photos at: http://gallery.mac.com/gmhyde1#100120
--Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2'
On Sep 7, 2010, at 10:57 AM, George Johnson wrote:
I've been thinking how to rig a bimini on my M17 for a while now, since I like to be out sailing for days at a time. Keeping in mind the location of the mainsheet, backstay, jib lines, and having shade where I spend a majority of time in the cockpit, this is what I came up with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkptmRlShvQ (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-Cz4Rm4bw (Part 2)
I will move the bimini aft an inch or two more. The mainsheet just baaaarely brushes the front edge right now, but enlarging the holes and restitching should only take about 20 minutes. Did the stitching on my next door neighbors cheapy little sewing machine.
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Have any of you sailed the Florida Keys? A small band of sailors are in the loose planning stages for a January trip. Any advice on places to launch, sail, provision, etc would be greatly appreciated. Is January a good time? Thanks folks, Joe M17 Seafrog #651
I delivered a Freedom 32 from Miami to Tampa Bay in Feb several years ago. We could swim in the Keys, but not further North. Another year, I spent 3 days living out of a canoe in the 'Glades. We had a cold front and temps were in the high 20's. However, the sailing delivery was the best sailing I've done in Florida. A front kept moving every day and winds were always on the hind quarter. That 32 hit 8.5 knots many times. Sorry, can't help you on launching sites. Sandy -----Original Message----- From: Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Mon, Sep 27, 2010 8:13 am Subject: M_Boats: Sailing Key West Have any of you sailed the Florida Keys? A small band of sailors are in the oose planning stages for a January trip. Any advice on places to launch, sail, rovision, etc would be greatly appreciated. Is January a good time? hanks folks, oe 17 Seafrog #651 ______________________________________________ ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!
Thanks for the comments. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: sandyal55@aol.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:33 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sailing Key West I delivered a Freedom 32 from Miami to Tampa Bay in Feb several years ago. We could swim in the Keys, but not further North. Another year, I spent 3 days living out of a canoe in the 'Glades. We had a cold front and temps were in the high 20's. However, the sailing delivery was the best sailing I've done in Florida. A front kept moving every day and winds were always on the hind quarter. That 32 hit 8.5 knots many times. Sorry, can't help you on launching sites. Sandy -----Original Message----- From: Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Mon, Sep 27, 2010 8:13 am Subject: M_Boats: Sailing Key West Have any of you sailed the Florida Keys? A small band of sailors are in the oose planning stages for a January trip. Any advice on places to launch, sail, rovision, etc would be greatly appreciated. Is January a good time? hanks folks, oe 17 Seafrog #651 ______________________________________________ ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!
Joe, though it's not exactly what I think you had in mind, you might find some useful info in this write-up of a trip from Key West to the Dry Tortugas. http://www.msog.org/dry_torts_guide/drytorts_guide.cfm - John Tyner M-15 #412 "Chimpanzee" On 9/27/2010 10:13 AM, Joe Murphy wrote:
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Hi Joe I sail the Keys quite a bit since my M17 is in Miami. Let me know if you have any specific questions. I recommend you trailer down to Seabird Marina (about mid-way) and launch from there. You can leave your car and trailer there. The weather/winds should be great in January. Maria On Sep 27, 2010, at 11:13 AM, Joe Murphy wrote:
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