Bimini removal

[sfjakey]

i keep my 230 on a lift, and have to fold the tower to put it on the lift. Unscrewing and folding the nautique bimini isn't difficult but it is a pain, and I would like to remove the thing entirely. How hard is it to take off, and more importantly how hard is it to put back on when I take the boat to a lake for a full day. Thx, its a 2015 btw

[NautiqueJeff]

If it is the factory bimini, it is the two threaded knobs and two pins. If you're never going to want to leave it on when the tower is down, you can completely remove the gas shocks (which is what I do). That way, it takes all of two minutes to install or remove it.

You'll want two people to put it back on. One to hold the front in place while another attaches the pins.

[sfjakey]

Is that way easier than removing the brackets from the tower? I know about the knobs etc, but I am more interested in permanent removal, or at least long term removal

[NautiqueJeff]

It is easier to just remove the bimini frame and leave the brackets, but if you're removing it long term, you might want to remove the brackets.

Getting the brackets positioned on the tower is a little tricky, so I suggest you somehow mark the locations well so that you can get it put back right.

Here's the link to the mounting instructions so you can see what I am talking about.

http://www.planetnautique.com/Correc...toryBimini.pdf