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Old 08-15-2012, 09:50 AM
REXGEAR REXGEAR is offline
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Default Bimini or T-Top

What do you guys prefer, Bimini or T-Top?
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Old 08-15-2012, 04:08 PM
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Depends on what you need to accomplish. For fishing, a T-top is a lot easier to deal with, no straps to pass rods around. For sun protection, a properly designed Bimini is far superior to a T-Top.
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Old 08-15-2012, 04:31 PM
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X2 on the T Top and you can put antennas, out riggers, a t bag and electrons box with it and have something for everyone to hold on to
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:26 PM
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Shoot....I thought this was a trick question. T-top hands down!!
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Old 08-15-2012, 09:40 PM
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I want a T top just so I can get a t bag.
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Old 08-15-2012, 10:09 PM
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Down here, a T Top only works from 12:02 - 12:37.
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Old 08-16-2012, 07:27 AM
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I have always been a t-top lover for the look and asthetics on a CC vs. a bimini.To me,a 20 SF wearing a bimini was like a pit bull wearing a christmas sweater,but mine came with one and since I have been using it so far this year,the shade provided is far better than t-top. As stated previously,it depends on your needs and usage of your rig to choose which top suits your needs,but the bimini has strengths I didn't respect until I used one for a while.
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Old 08-16-2012, 08:20 AM
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Why choose... http://www.bimiteetop.com/

Actually, I have had both Bimini tops and T tops I had one of the Bimini T tops on my 19CC several years ago. I am a T-top guy, but that is because I fish and do not do much else in my boat. I dont like having anything on my gunnels. I like the rod storage I get up on the top. The trade off is you have to move around sometimes to find the shade.

On the Bimini T top, that was a pretty cool set up on a small boat. It let the top be removable but offered some shade. It held up very nicely for the 4 years I had it. It was more stable than I would have thought, when running the air seems to strengthen the top. The only draw back was that you had to roll up the sunbrella before you trailered the boat.
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Old 08-17-2012, 11:22 AM
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Bimini Tops are lot stronguer than what they look like and indeed offers much more shade. I mainly do a lot of diving and very little rod and reel so for the family and i the Bimini will be best.
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Old 08-17-2012, 12:48 PM
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Default Bimini vs T-top

The T-top looks better but with the bimini you can fold it down and it's out of the way in seconds.
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