SUPER SPORT 15: Gunwale Slides for Bimini Top Frame

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Tom C posted 11-05-2014 10:28 AM ET (US)
The SUPER SPORT 15 I have been working on all year has a Bimini top with 48-inch slides on the gunwales. It has plastic slides that the main supports attach to. I wonder if some type of stop is necessary to keep the slide in place when the top is up and the boat is underway. I know the nylon straps help steady [the Bimini top] but I can imagine the slide pivot point changing under rough seas. Someone with this set up help me with what hardware should be used. Thanks, Tom
EJO posted 11-05-2014 02:25 PM ET (US)
Tom I'm not familiar with the slides you are talking about as my Bimini top has fixed hinge point on my 150 Montauk. I assume you have a T-type or an inverted-T-type track as used on sailing masts to hoist the sails or set blocks in place. A good marine chandlery or canvas supply stores have these. Inverted'T' type http://www.sailrite.com/ Sail-Track-Stop-Flat-75?gclid=COeg37GW5MECFQmCaQodBz8A-Q# or 'regular' "T" type http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/product.do?part=151163& engine=adwords!6456&keyword=product_ad&gclid=CIyh57WX5MECFUNgMgod5FEAiA
Please note that these are just sample links please search for size, type, and material you require.
padrefigure posted 11-05-2014 06:23 PM ET (US)
The down pressure from the straps keeps the bimini rails from sliding in the track. I suppose that you could really lubricate with silicone or some other dry lubricant and get things sliding easily enough to cause the top to move when under way, but I have never had the bases sliding in the track.

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Author	Topic: SUPER SPORT 15: Gunwale Slides for Bimini Top Frame
Tom C	posted 11-05-2014 10:28 AM ET (US) The SUPER SPORT 15 I have been working on all year has a Bimini top with 48-inch slides on the gunwales. It has plastic slides that the main supports attach to. I wonder if some type of stop is necessary to keep the slide in place when the top is up and the boat is underway. I know the nylon straps help steady [the Bimini top] but I can imagine the slide pivot point changing under rough seas. Someone with this set up help me with what hardware should be used. Thanks, Tom
EJO	posted 11-05-2014 02:25 PM ET (US) Tom I'm not familiar with the slides you are talking about as my Bimini top has fixed hinge point on my 150 Montauk. I assume you have a T-type or an inverted-T-type track as used on sailing masts to hoist the sails or set blocks in place. A good marine chandlery or canvas supply stores have these. Inverted'T' type http://www.sailrite.com/ Sail-Track-Stop-Flat-75?gclid=COeg37GW5MECFQmCaQodBz8A-Q# or 'regular' "T" type http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/product.do?part=151163& engine=adwords!6456&keyword=product_ad&gclid=CIyh57WX5MECFUNgMgod5FEAiA Please note that these are just sample links please search for size, type, and material you require.
padrefigure	posted 11-05-2014 06:23 PM ET (US) The down pressure from the straps keeps the bimini rails from sliding in the track. I suppose that you could really lubricate with silicone or some other dry lubricant and get things sliding easily enough to cause the top to move when under way, but I have never had the bases sliding in the track.