Experience with Specialty Marine Bimini Top

[69whaler]

Report your experience with a Specialty Marine Bimini Top.

[Phil T]

Reviews by members have been mixed on Specialty Marine products.

My opinion is you get what you pay for. Quality Boston Whaler replacement parts are very expensive but last a long time.

[macfam]

In c.2015 I bought a Bimini top from Wm. J. Mills & Co. (for our 2008 150 MONTAUK). The price was not small but the quality was first class. I also bought a helm cover and a helm seat cover; again, the quality was first class.

I have no regrets about buying Wm. J. Mills & Co. products. After seven years of use they look like new; they have has stood up very well.

You get what you pay for, and that is why I’ve owned five Boston Whaler boats.

[CrazedAndConfused]

My two Boston Whaler boats have full mooring covers and Bimini tops made by Wm. J. Mills & Co, and they are worth every cent.

When mice ate holes in the Bimini for my Outrage, I sent photographs of the top to Wm. J. Mills & Co. They said the the damaged top wasn’t their top, but I could send it to them and they'd make a new one. I took their suggestion; the custom top they made fit perfectly.

The original Mills mooring cover on my Outrage lasted over 20 years. I sent the mooring cover to Wm. J. Mills & Co. They patched it up, and I squeaked out a few more year of use from it. I bought a new Wm. J. Mills & Co mooring cover last year.

The Wm. J. Mills & Co mooring cover on my 110 SPORT is at 15-years-old and going strong.

These mooring covers keep the boats clean all year long.

[Oldslowandugly]

I have not used a Bimini Top made by Specialty Marine, but I have [bought other products from them and am satisfied with them].

[dtmackey]

Specialty Marine does not have a good reputation and has put out some shoddy product, however my experience on their Bimini top was positive and this was about eight years ago--a lot could have changed.

I purchased this Bimini top for my 13-foot Boston Whaler to stay out of the sun. The hardware and tubing was 316 stainless and did not exhibit any rust stains when used on saltwater. The canvas was a nicely made and the material was similar to Sunbrella tops I've had before on other boats.

I used this Bimini top for two years before deciding that it was too much trouble on such a small boat, and I sold it to another Boston Whaler boat owner.

My experience was positive, and the unit I purchased was a quality unit, but that was many years ago and things change.

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[69whaler]

Thank you all for your responses.

[I] purchased [a Bimini top for my Boston Whaler boat] through the local Boston Whaler dealer.

[I am] keeping [my Boston Whaler boat to have] all original [accessories].