How to Install a 2 Bow Bimini Frame

A bimini top requires a steel frame to support it. This video shows how to assemble a 2-Bow Bimini Frame Kit from Sailrite. The frame will be built off the boat, on a wooden platform, which means we can make it indoors on a flat floor. Also, because its on a wooden platform pattern is much easier, no more having to hang off the edge of a boat when patterning the bimini top.

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HOW TO INSTALL A 2 BOW BIMINI FRAME CHAPTER LIST:
Measuring for Bimini Frame - 0:40 min
Building Wooden Platform - 2:29 min
Mounting Deck Hinge & Strap Eyes - 3:45 min
Bedding Hardware - 4:36 min
Measuring & Cutting Primary & Secondary Bow - 7:44 min
Measuring & Cutting Crowns - 10:12 min
Assembling the Bows - 11:11 min
Adjusting the Bows - 18:55 min
Marking Skirt Height - 25:40 min
Materials List - 26:27 min

MATERIALS LIST:
Universal Deck Hinge (Stainless Steel) - Item # 103120*
SS Phillips Oval Head Screw #10 x 1 1/4" - Item # 121251*
Strap Eye Stainless Steel - Item # 28221*
SS Screw Flat Head 6 x 1/2" - Item # 777040*
Rivet Stainless Steel (for Bimini & Dodger Frames) - Item # 103118*
Eye End Stainless Steel 1" - Item # 42101 or 7/8" - Item # 207*
Jaw Slide Stainless Steel 1" - Item # 42102 or 7/8" - Item # 33208*
Fast Eye Snap Hook Stainless Steel 1" - Item # 100532**
Trimmable Butyl Tape 3/4" - Item # 103689

TOOLS LIST:
Drill Steady Tubing Tool - Item # 100967
Filament Strapping Tape 3/4" - Item # 5643*
Professional Heavy Duty Rivet Tool - Item # 103520
Tape Measure 120 Inch - Item # 102986
Tape Measure, Sharpie Marker, Scissors, Hacksaw, Drill, #11 Drill Bit, 1/8" Drill Bit, 5/32" Drill Bit,
Countersink Bit, Allen Wrench 1/8”, Ruler, Level

WOODEN PLATFORM BUILD LIST:
2 x 4 Boards – 3 each 10 foot lengths (includes extra)
Saw to Cut Boards
Connector Plate 1 ½” x 4” – 6 each
Carpet Scraps (used to protect floor & for easy sliding of wooden platform)
Stapler to secure Carpet Scraps

*Included in Bimini Frame Kits
**Included in Bimini Skin Kits