Stanchion and Stern Rail Tube Size
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Stanchion and Stern Rail Tube Size
Hi -
I am away from the boat and looking to purchase some hardware.
A couple of quick questions:
1. What diameter is the tubing used for the stanchions (7/8" or 1")? Is the stern rail the same?
2. Any suggested suppliers for bimini / rail hardware.
Boat is a 330 (thinnk all CD's -- certainly all larger CD's will be the same)
Thanks,
Matt
I am away from the boat and looking to purchase some hardware.
A couple of quick questions:
1. What diameter is the tubing used for the stanchions (7/8" or 1")? Is the stern rail the same?
2. Any suggested suppliers for bimini / rail hardware.
Boat is a 330 (thinnk all CD's -- certainly all larger CD's will be the same)
Thanks,
Matt
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Thanks guys
I think I am going to take a stab at making a stanchion mount for a solar panel or two. Not sure whether it will come before or after our trip, but I am trying to work out the details now.
Any suggestions for sourcing the stainless bits (the jaw slides and the eye ends) and other parts? The usual marine supply suspects have them, but I am pretty tight fisted these days and looking for a bit more . . .
TIA
Matt
Any suggestions for sourcing the stainless bits (the jaw slides and the eye ends) and other parts? The usual marine supply suspects have them, but I am pretty tight fisted these days and looking for a bit more . . .
TIA
Matt
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I'm in the process of building a solar panel mount that will also serve as a bimini. I bought my hardware from http://www.marinepartdepot.com/. When I bought it it was the best price I could find. I do a good bit of work with a local machine shop so they are going to get my SS tube so I can't help with that. My boat is also a 330 and if you are interested I would be happy to share my design with you. Send me a PM and I will send you a pdf of what I am doing.
I'm in the process of building a solar panel mount that will also serve as a bimini. I bought my hardware from http://www.marinepartdepot.com/. When I bought it it was the best price I could find. I do a good bit of work with a local machine shop so they are going to get my SS tube so I can't help with that. My boat is also a 330 and if you are interested I would be happy to share my design with you. Send me a PM and I will send you a pdf of what I am doing.
Ken
Thanks Ken. I'll send you a PM with my email address.
You had an okay experience with MPD? Their online reviews were so bad I passed on them. They do have good prices on a variety of stuff.
I have kind of tabled the solar panel installation for now. My first thought was to go with the stanchion installation but the size of the panles (135's) concerned me. Then I saw these bimini attachments that Gemini sells:
http://www.geminicanvas.com/slidingmounts.htm
They seem like they may offer a pretty simple alternative (4 of them and some cross members to bolt the panels onto).
I am going to let that idea stew for a bit . . .. I would love to see your plans in the meantime.
Thanks.
Matt
You had an okay experience with MPD? Their online reviews were so bad I passed on them. They do have good prices on a variety of stuff.
I have kind of tabled the solar panel installation for now. My first thought was to go with the stanchion installation but the size of the panles (135's) concerned me. Then I saw these bimini attachments that Gemini sells:
http://www.geminicanvas.com/slidingmounts.htm
They seem like they may offer a pretty simple alternative (4 of them and some cross members to bolt the panels onto).
I am going to let that idea stew for a bit . . .. I would love to see your plans in the meantime.
Thanks.
Matt
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I too am building solar panel mounts. My boat is 1400 miles away from me so what I did is make a rack out of aluminum pipe. If all goes well it should be somewhat adjustable and fit several boats. It will also allow for the panels to rotate to follow the sun. Next week I will pick the boat up in Demopolis Alabama and take it to the CDSOA get together in Fairhope. I do not know if the panels will be mounted yet or not. Most likely they will. If not the pieces will all be on the boat. As far as panels go I went with two 90 watt and a Morningstar MPPT controller. As far as SS tube for Biminis and railing the wall thickness is important. I bought all new stations for my CD31 but the seller misrepresented them and they were ridiculously thin. Be careful.
Kevin
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Hi Kevin,Kevin Kaldenbach wrote:As far as SS tube for Biminis and railing the wall thickness is important. I bought all new stations for my CD31 but the seller misrepresented them and they were ridiculously thin. Be careful.
Kevin
Good point, buyer beware.
Most times, pipe, tubing and hoses are designated by their inside diameter, (ID). I would think that the guage of the material being used is also important.
Is the .065" wall thickness you mentioned an OK gauge to use, or is it the gauge that you regard as ridiculously thin?
Some of the stantion sizes mentioned were 1". I'm wondering does this 1" designate the ID , or the OD of the tubing?
Good luck with your project.
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Sliding mounts and tubing radius
Matt,MFC wrote:...Then I saw these bimini attachments that Gemini sells:
http://www.geminicanvas.com/slidingmounts.htm
They seem like they may offer a pretty simple alternative (4 of them and some cross members to bolt the panels onto)...
Thanks.
Matt
Be aware that those sliding mounts may not pass over the radius of your bimini frame if it's too tight. Keep that in mind as you work with your canvas person to design the frame.