[Rhodes22-list] Bimini Height from cockpit floor?

[Mary Lou Troy]

Greg,
For me, a bimini is essential for comfortable cruising on the bay.

When your main is fully deployed does it go all the way to the top of 
the mast? I think the mast heights may be different between IMF and 
standard or at least the sail size may be different - (more roach on 
the main? - someone who knows please chime in here). With the IMF, we 
don't change the size of the main in the upper or lower position but 
if using the bimini necessitated reefing the main I would go for it. 
Do you have reef points or roller (around the boom) reefing? We had 
the roller (around the boom) reefing on the Com-Pac 16 and hated it 
because we could never get a good sail shape. If we had it on a R22 
and experienced the same problems, we would have reef points 
installed in the sail.

Do you have a pop-top on your boat? I think even the early R22s 
do.  If so, I would use the raised pop-top as the target height for 
the boom. If the boom clears the pop-top, you can use the bimini at 
anchor with the pop-top up, as well as sailing with the main reefed. 
The only way to see how well she sails with the main reefed and the 
genoa is to try it. On some days on the Chesapeake, you'll be so 
grateful for the shade you probably won't care how well she sails.

Good luck with it,

Mary Lou


At 10:48 AM 6/13/2010, you wrote:

>Mary Lou
>Thanks for the reply. I am 6'1" so I know I won't be able stand straight up
>under it either way.
>
>I have a standard main and thought I could reef the sail so I can have the
>Bimini up while sailing. I have a genny and think that the combination of
>reefed main and genny will give me enough sail to cruise with the family. Am
>I correct?
>
>
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