Mantis portable bimini

[Pierre Gremaud]

Have any of you used, or know of, this contraption?

http://www.pro-techt.com/where.cfm

Installing a "real" bimini on a CD 25 seems awkward at best. However, having even just a little shade in the cockpit during the summer would be really nice. Those things are ``cheap", portable and may just fit under the boom of a small boat. Using it under way is probably not recommended in the Roaring Forties, but then again, this is not really my sailing ground.

I found about this in a recent issue of Practical Sailor where a reader spoke highly of Pro-Tech (the manufacturer) customer service. Just wondering...


Pierre Gremaud
CD 25 #146

[Tod Mills]

....use a golf umbrella. Works nice, is cheap (find an all plastic/wood one), and is very easy to get out of the way and toss in the cabin or in a locker.

Also can be custom-located for optimal shading