2015 SAN Tower Fold with Nautique Bimini

[cedarcreek216]

Mine are tougher to push back in than to pull them out, but neither are that difficult. Should loosen up after a few uses.


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[markj]

I do have to remove the large bolts to get the tower to fold, but I don't have to remove the bimini travel cover to access them as you described in your first post. Not a huge deal, probably just me not understanding what you were describing. But yes, to lower the bimini to the bow I unbuckle the two bimini boot straps and remove the two screw knobs, release the tower locking levers and lower it. I say it's about a two minute process.

Yep. Same here. I just went out to the shop to confirm. I don't need to remove the whole cover. Just gotta peel it back enough to expose the bolts. Not a big deal for someone who has no choice but to lower the tower. The thing I don't get is those who say they need to put anything down to protect their seats or whatever. My tower can be put down all the way with the bimini connected and I don't have to protect anything. It doesn't rest on anything but itself and it's supports. Maybe that's a feature that only the 230 has?...

[cedarcreek216]

Given the extra two feet you have over the 210, I imagine that gives the bimini enough clearance to not hit the front bow seat like it does in the 210. Do you use the support pole provided or just let it rest on the windshield? As I mentioned, when you put the tower down cover on the 210 the bimini will rest on the grab bars in the bow and it has to be this low to get the cover on it. When lowering the lower and not putting the cover on you can use the support pole and rest it on the front seat.

[Guntersville230]

Thanks! Yes, I've only put the tower down 5-6 times so a little more time may be needed!

[GCSuper]

The racks will be the highest point when the tower is down, not the Bimini so you won't have to take it off. 9' is easy with tower down, 8' would be real close.


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8ft is real close. My 2011 and 2015 210's fit in an 8ft opening with about 3 inches to spare. This is with the bimini and tower in the down position. When my boat is in the lift I have too partially lower the tower/bimini for clearance. I do this by using two 2X6's about 7 inches long screwed together and carpeted and placed on the gunwale right next to the end of the windshield. This allows me to quickly drop the tower about halfway, , so it's a lot quicker than a full storage type drop. I pull both the tower and bimini pins. Suppose someone could do this for entering a garage also.

[markj]

Given the extra two feet you have over the 210, I imagine that gives the bimini enough clearance to not hit the front bow seat like it does in the 210. Do you use the support pole provided or just let it rest on the windshield? As I mentioned, when you put the tower down cover on the 210 the bimini will rest on the grab bars in the bow and it has to be this low to get the cover on it. When lowering the lower and not putting the cover on you can use the support pole and rest it on the front seat.

The tower on the 230 requires zero support from anything and it doesnt touch the windshield, seats or anything. Fully self supported by the tower base alone.