R27 BACK CANVAS TOP TO FIBERGLASS TOP

[yorangerjim]

HELLO DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET A REPLACEMENT TOP FROM THE CANVAS TOP TO A NICE FIBERGLASS TOP.
WHEN IT RAINS IT CAN PUDDEL ON THE TOP AND WATER GOES ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN YOU GET INTO THE BOAT
I AM IN THE GIG HARBOR AREA.
THANKS

 

[dalehelman]

Same question. Is there such a thing for a 2006 RT 25 Classic?

 

[baz]

You have to frame the cross bars that support the Bimini canvas to be curved up to allow the water to run off so puddling does not occur. The issue then becomes if the port and starboard sides of the Bimini do not stretch out to beyond the boat's cockpit sides (port, starboard, and transom) the water will run off into the cockpit.

Yes, a fiber glass Bimini of the right dimensions would solve this for you, as would a full cockpit enclosure allowing the water to run off down the enclosure's side panels to beyond the three sides of the boat: port, starboard, and transom sides.

Good luck with this, as it's a problem for many of the RT models, and suspect for other boat models.

I'm solving this problem by having a full cockpit enclosure installed, as I have done with my other RT boats. Of course, the issue still arises if it rains when the cockpit enclosure is stowed, unless the supporting cross bars under the canvas Bimini are curved upwards and the canvas stretched/tensioned tightly.

 

[wabislander]

Just a note that we have a Cutwater C28.

Had this issue initially, but when I went to canvas shop for side panels to be made (which we did anyway), he pointed out the following which eliminated the puddling.
1. Pull the back straps tight (we have straps that tighten the canvas to the transom
2. Pull the canvas on both sides down tight on the support stainless steel support poles

By being more aggressive with tightening the canvas, all of our puddling issues went away.