Expidia
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Re: Show Your Lund!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone else asked me the same question by a private message about a month ago.
This was my reponse back:
Sorry for this late response but I'm not around here much as it's winter in the Northeast.
I bought the bimini from overtons.com 4 years ago. It's a universal It was around $239 (in 2007) and it's the 3 bow model.
They had 3 different choices of fabrics and I got the Sunbrella which is the top of the line.
Then the next year I went to a local boat canvas shop and had them make up the sides and the front. That cost me around $700 and they used the same Sunbrella fabric. They sewed zippers all around the bimini.
If I had to do it again I'd let the shop make the to[ too because the universal Bimini's can be a little sloppy in the fit if it's an odd sized model. But there are many Bimini's made for certain popular boat styles.
The custom enclosure I made up also increases the boats resale value or it can be sold separately if I sell the boat. It should last about 10 years if taken care of. I had them make me up a Sunbrella case and I roll the windows up sandwiched in thin towels so they don't scratch.
This upcoming season will be my 5th for this rig. $700 divided by 5 equals $140 a season so far for that custom enclosure. For $140 a year it extends my boating season by like 4 months (2 months at the start and 2 months at the end of the season). I'm usually on the water in late March and I'm still using the boat in Oct. So that gives me like a 7 month boating season in NY.
Since the back zipper is already sewn in, I could always add a back cover, they call it a storm cover, but you can't drive with it on or you can get asphyxiated. If it's raining that hard, I'm off the water anyway. But my rig does not have a passenger side windshield so my Wife who is usually with me, loves when I put that front window in place when it's under 70 degrees out and I'm cruising along at 25 mph it gets chilly. The front and side windows can be rolled up and strapped in place, so I can drop the windows down if the weather changes fast.
Someone else asked me the same question by a private message about a month ago.
This was my reponse back:
Sorry for this late response but I'm not around here much as it's winter in the Northeast.
I bought the bimini from overtons.com 4 years ago. It's a universal It was around $239 (in 2007) and it's the 3 bow model.
They had 3 different choices of fabrics and I got the Sunbrella which is the top of the line.
Then the next year I went to a local boat canvas shop and had them make up the sides and the front. That cost me around $700 and they used the same Sunbrella fabric. They sewed zippers all around the bimini.
If I had to do it again I'd let the shop make the to[ too because the universal Bimini's can be a little sloppy in the fit if it's an odd sized model. But there are many Bimini's made for certain popular boat styles.
The custom enclosure I made up also increases the boats resale value or it can be sold separately if I sell the boat. It should last about 10 years if taken care of. I had them make me up a Sunbrella case and I roll the windows up sandwiched in thin towels so they don't scratch.
This upcoming season will be my 5th for this rig. $700 divided by 5 equals $140 a season so far for that custom enclosure. For $140 a year it extends my boating season by like 4 months (2 months at the start and 2 months at the end of the season). I'm usually on the water in late March and I'm still using the boat in Oct. So that gives me like a 7 month boating season in NY.
Since the back zipper is already sewn in, I could always add a back cover, they call it a storm cover, but you can't drive with it on or you can get asphyxiated. If it's raining that hard, I'm off the water anyway. But my rig does not have a passenger side windshield so my Wife who is usually with me, loves when I put that front window in place when it's under 70 degrees out and I'm cruising along at 25 mph it gets chilly. The front and side windows can be rolled up and strapped in place, so I can drop the windows down if the weather changes fast.
