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99 Speedster SK / I Wanna find a Bimini Top
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If you scroll down a bit you will see I have a 98 Speedster and have been going through this. My boat is esentially the same as yours. There are 5 ways you can go.
1. Spend the $500 to $600 for the OEM bimini from a dealer.
2. Spend $440 to buy the exact same Bimini from Axess Marine, they are the authorized seller for the OEM Bimini that is manufactured by a Canadian company called GMI.
3. JM Campers claims to sell an OEM Bimini for around $420 after shipping. I have yet to confirm it truly is the same though.
4. Buy a cheap bimini off ebay for about $150.
5. Visit a local shop and see what they can do.
I opted for an ebay el cheapo. Cost me $153 shipped to my house. That was with the extra rear support poles. I got it all mounted and it looked good. I tried to put my awesome Poppy cover on and there is no way to make it fit.
I prefer to tow the boat with the cover on it. So I am leaning towards the idea of buying the OEM version from Axess marine. I put the cheap one on last week and took the boat out over the weekend, we had a storm roll in fast. It was sooo nice having the Bimini. We basically stayed dry.
I just wish it would fit under the cover. I tried folding it forwards and backwards both. Tried the cover with and without the poles. The cheap bimini's seem to be more square looking. The OEM bimini is more rounded across the top. So I think it hugs closer to the outline of the boat. The OEM version is suppose to fit under Poppy covers.
What sucks is when I got home from the lake I forgot to put it down and was trying to get the boat close to my garage and it hit the gutter on my house and it bent 1 of the poles and broke a bracket. I can fix it for 40 bucks. I havent decided what to do yet. I may try to alter it and make it work since it is already gonna need hacked up some. Then if that doesnt work, scrap it and buy the more expensive version.
As far as the quality and stuff. The cheap one is fine. If covering the boat doesnt matter to you, that is what I would do.
1. Spend the $500 to $600 for the OEM bimini from a dealer.
2. Spend $440 to buy the exact same Bimini from Axess Marine, they are the authorized seller for the OEM Bimini that is manufactured by a Canadian company called GMI.
3. JM Campers claims to sell an OEM Bimini for around $420 after shipping. I have yet to confirm it truly is the same though.
4. Buy a cheap bimini off ebay for about $150.
5. Visit a local shop and see what they can do.
I opted for an ebay el cheapo. Cost me $153 shipped to my house. That was with the extra rear support poles. I got it all mounted and it looked good. I tried to put my awesome Poppy cover on and there is no way to make it fit.
I prefer to tow the boat with the cover on it. So I am leaning towards the idea of buying the OEM version from Axess marine. I put the cheap one on last week and took the boat out over the weekend, we had a storm roll in fast. It was sooo nice having the Bimini. We basically stayed dry.
I just wish it would fit under the cover. I tried folding it forwards and backwards both. Tried the cover with and without the poles. The cheap bimini's seem to be more square looking. The OEM bimini is more rounded across the top. So I think it hugs closer to the outline of the boat. The OEM version is suppose to fit under Poppy covers.
What sucks is when I got home from the lake I forgot to put it down and was trying to get the boat close to my garage and it hit the gutter on my house and it bent 1 of the poles and broke a bracket. I can fix it for 40 bucks. I havent decided what to do yet. I may try to alter it and make it work since it is already gonna need hacked up some. Then if that doesnt work, scrap it and buy the more expensive version.
As far as the quality and stuff. The cheap one is fine. If covering the boat doesnt matter to you, that is what I would do.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380246345396&viewitem=
Here ya go. He added the extra rear supports for $16. I went to the hardware store and bought some thumb screw type knobs so i could take it off and on easily, but really it comes with everything you need. It works well and fits fine. Just too big to fit under the cover. After looking at it more, i think one with a shorter height would work fine. This is 46" tall. I think a 36" would work fine. I think I am just gonna wait and buy the JM Camper OEM version over the winter.
Here ya go. He added the extra rear supports for $16. I went to the hardware store and bought some thumb screw type knobs so i could take it off and on easily, but really it comes with everything you need. It works well and fits fine. Just too big to fit under the cover. After looking at it more, i think one with a shorter height would work fine. This is 46" tall. I think a 36" would work fine. I think I am just gonna wait and buy the JM Camper OEM version over the winter.
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If yuo are looking for one that specifically says it is made for seadoo, you are going to pay $400. Axess marine is the only company besides a dealer who sells the oem seadoo bimini.
Any universal one can be made to fit if the measurements are 6 ft long by 67-72 wide. The height can vary. I used a 46" but I think a 36" would fit under the boat cover. The one I bought with came with the storage boot that goes over it when folded back. Most of them do.
Click the ebay link I posted and ask the seller if he has more that size. I bet he does. they are always listed, just not that size right now.
Any universal one can be made to fit if the measurements are 6 ft long by 67-72 wide. The height can vary. I used a 46" but I think a 36" would fit under the boat cover. The one I bought with came with the storage boot that goes over it when folded back. Most of them do.
Click the ebay link I posted and ask the seller if he has more that size. I bet he does. they are always listed, just not that size right now.
I see the link isnt working. The user name on ebay is boatarama you can find them by searching for item 380252437749 That is a different size, but will take you to the seller.
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