Backstay to Bimini frame frame concern.

[Terra Nova]

Anything is possible when you don't know what you're doing.

[chris95040]

Originally Posted by Terra Nova

Anything is possible when you don't know what you're doing.

[ErikFinn]

I suggested something similar and was pretty much shot down..

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...om-145603.html

I guess there must be a reason why we do not see this kind of set ups. And there is a reason why you see the stays pierce the bimini sunbrella..

[ramblinrod]

Originally Posted by ErikFinn

I suggested something similar and was pretty much shot down..

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...om-145603.html

I guess there must be a reason why we do not see this kind of set ups. And there is a reason why you see the stays pierce the bimini sunbrella..

Every (modern) Hunter sailboat has no back stay (B&R rig) with the mainsheet connected to the arch. Not that Hunter's are the best built boat on the planet, but I've never heard of one having the arch ripped off.

Why do most backstays go through the bimini skin?

Look at it from the perspective of the bimini fabricator and customer.

Option A - Bimini Skin

1. Cut holes. 2 minutes
2. Add boots. $5 parts, 13 minutes.

$5 parts, 15 minutes labour, add $50 to the price. Bimini fabricator makes a decent wage and profit.

Option B - Bimini Mounted Backstay

1. Review vessel design. 15 minutes
2. Beef up bimini attachment points. $100 parts, 6 hours labour.
3. Fabricate bimini bow with welded back stay and vessel attachment points (rather then set screw fittings). $250 to SS welding shop.
4. Limit bimini bow design to be in-line with backstay. No cost, but PITA.

$100 parts, $250 sub-contract welding, 6 hours, add $2000 to price.

99.99% of prospective customers will opt for the $50 option vs the $2000 option, as rain leaks in all biminis and enclosures from somewhere anyway.

[ramblinrod]

Originally Posted by ramblinrod

Every (modern) Hunter sailboat has no back stay (B&R rig) with the mainsheet connected to the arch. Not that Hunter's are the best built boat on the planet, but I've never heard of one having the arch ripped off.

Why do most backstays go through the bimini skin?

Look at it from the perspective of the bimini fabricator and customer.

Option A - Bimini Skin

1. Cut holes. 2 minutes
2. Add boots. $5 parts, 13 minutes.

$5 parts, 15 minutes labour, add $50 to the price. Bimini fabricator makes a decent wage and profit.

Option B - Bimini Mounted Backstay

1. Review vessel design. 15 minutes
2. Beef up bimini attachment points. $100 parts, 6 hours labour.
3. Fabricate bimini bow with welded back stay and vessel attachment points (rather then set screw fittings). $250 to SS welding shop.
4. Limit bimini bow design to be in-line with backstay. No cost, but PITA.

$100 parts, $250 sub-contract welding, 6 hours, add $2000 to price.

99.99% of prospective customers will opt for the $50 option vs the $2000 option, as rain leaks in all biminis and enclosures from somewhere anyway.

Whoops, forgot the cost of modifying the length of the backstay for option B. If already double or split, add $50 to shorten and add new terminal. If originally single, add about $200 to make split, and another $200 to make running (if desired).