metcraft bimini extension

[Chappy]

Malibusteve,

I was in the same boat as you; two young kids and a wife that is adamant that they get zero sun exposure. So I ordered the bimini extension when we got our boat. I must say it is a total PITA It only provides about an extra 16-18" of cover and it involves completely changing the back support bar on the current bimini. It took a buddy and me about 30 minutes to install and we are both fairly mechanical The worst part is the support bar must be removed every time and you cannot stow it on the tower with the extension bar in place. If you would like more details feel free to pm me. If you get different advice and decide you need one I will sell you mine cheap because I will never use it again. I hope this helps.

Chappy

I stand corrected; because of this post I went back and took another crack at the bimini extension. I was able to get it to fit in the boot and collapse it to stow it on the tower. Now that I have it installed I will probably like it except when I hit my head on it climbing in over the sunpad which will lead to a little otherwise thanks for the insight TMC.