Wow! I was sold. Even a small bimini makes a huge difference.
Now on to the next decision – what color? Our canvas is Pacific Blue and that’s a pretty color, but nah, not for a new bimini and maybe a dodger in the future. Our canvas go-to guy says “wheat” and “toast” are the popular colors the last couple of years. And lighter colors reflect sunlight better so they’re cooler underneath… and darker colors are going to show fading quicker.
We’ve seen lots of tan biminis on boats sailing in the harbor and sure enough, a look around the marina at the newer boats show a lot of that tan color called “toast” and something that is a little lighter, maybe “taupe”, and quite a bit of white canvas too – although I wouldn’t go for that, too easy to show the bird poo and other inevitable dirt. “Toast” it IS!
Might As Well…
Those are the 3 most famous words when upgrading something on a sailboat – since I’m doing THIS anyway, “might as well” do THAT while I’m at it.
Might as well have some some sun screens on the back of the bimini to block that late afternoon sun while sitting on a mooring in Catalina. Ahhh, I can picture it now – sailing with shade. It’s a good life and going to be even better with that bimini.