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10-01-2021, 10:47 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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Bimini Top Mounting Hardware
Greetings shipmates ! Bimini Top --Broke the plastic clips that attach to the windshield rail on my 2300SR, year 2002 . The Bimini Top poles then attach to these plastic clips. I have seen no hardware that attaches to the windshield rail on the internet t. Any ideas where I might find these?
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10-07-2021, 10:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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I bought 4 from a dealer in Rhode Island Silver Spring Marine over the summer, they shipped them to me. Part number is 1705898.
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10-08-2021, 09:15 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AACoPD05
I bought 4 from a dealer in Rhode Island Silver Spring Marine over the summer, they shipped them to me. Part number is 1705898.
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Wow, I just now called and ordered four. They will drop ship them to me.
You're a life saver as I gave up searching the internet and was about to set out to a local machine shop and have them made
Thanks mate.
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10-08-2021, 09:17 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AACoPD05
I bought 4 from a dealer in Rhode Island Silver Spring Marine over the summer, they shipped them to me. Part number is 1705898.
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Wow, I just now called and ordered four. They will drop ship them to me.
You're a life saver as I gave up searching the internet and was about to set out to a local machine shop and have them made
Thanks mate.
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10-08-2021, 09:20 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AACoPD05
I bought 4 from a dealer in Rhode Island Silver Spring Marine over the summer, they shipped them to me. Part number is 1705898.
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PS How were you able to come up with a part number ?
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10-08-2021, 10:26 PM
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Lieutenant
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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Glad to help, I actually found the part number from this site just by searching around a bit. Its funny you mentioned getting a machine shop to make them I had thought about the same thing, my dad is a machinist, I may give him one of my old ones as a sample to see what he can do. Metal would be much better then this plastic.
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10-08-2021, 10:43 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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While trying to lean my top (folded) to the rear, three out of four mounts snapped like pretzel sticks. I have no idea why or how that could happen. I was trying to attach my camper back. Note to self. Don't try that again. I searched the internet and this site for over four hours but came up empty. I'm shocked I didn't come across the part information on this site.
You did. That's why you're LtJG and I'm whale s__t
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10-09-2021, 02:56 AM
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Lt. Commander
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Libertyville, Illinois
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Those parts are available, don't over complicate it.
Got several from previous boat in my garage.
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10-09-2021, 12:53 PM
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Lieutenant
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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It happens, I'm pretty sure that was the firs thing I broke when I bought mine in April.
They are available, but for how long? A nice metal one would seemingly out last the boat.
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10-09-2021, 05:19 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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I'm going to look into aluminum mounts. But I'm thinking maybe the reason Maxum had them made out of plastic is so they break BEFORE the windshield does. I released the front two mounts and started to pivot the top to the aft end of the boat. The two rear mounts snapped immediately and a third broke as I was struggling to put it back to the correct position.
Can't say I like this setup. I walked up and down the marina dock to inspect how other manufactures mount their tops. Not a single one had Tops mounted to the windshield.
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10-10-2021, 02:44 PM
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Lt. Commander
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Libertyville, Illinois
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Several builders used the "plastic" back in the day. Also a lot of our older boats came from factory with cockpit covers and the biminis were added later. Sword you make a good point that maybe you would rather have the clip break than the $windshield.
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10-20-2021, 10:33 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AACoPD05
I bought 4 from a dealer in Rhode Island Silver Spring Marine over the summer, they shipped them to me. Part number is 1705898.
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Just received the Bimini top plastic clips from Silver Springs Marine.
Want to thank you again for the info.
Machine shop wanted $200 for the 4. You saved me a bundle
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10-21-2021, 01:21 PM
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Lt. Commander
Join Date: Jan 2016
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Seems like something that might lend itself to 3D printing when no longer available. That won't cost $200!
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10-21-2021, 01:25 PM
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Lieutenant
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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No problem, glad to help!
If your dash switches are the little toggle switches that light up amber on the end and have a silver ring around them then I'd invest in one or two. That was the next thing that broke on mine, I went to turn on the bilge and the switch fell into the dash, the plastic threads that hold it on using the metal ring broke.
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10-21-2021, 08:37 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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LOL I have one with a bent stem but it still works. Of course you have to take the radio out to change it. I saw them on ebay . I know they are available from a Carling dealer and I heard West Marine has another brand that will match
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10-22-2021, 02:43 PM
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Lieutenant
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I tried to find these switches everywhere but wasn't having luck. I did see the ones on ebay but none them seemed to be exactly what I had, mine light up amber when they are on. I lucked out and found the on-off and an on-off-on switch at my local Bayliner dealer and bought an extra of each to have as spares.
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10-22-2021, 10:06 PM
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Lt. JG
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Delco, Pa
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Grainger has them. Look for SPST 20 amp if your pump switch has three connections. They also have them on e bay but I don’t know how to send the link. Search Carling toggle switch.
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10-28-2021, 01:04 AM
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Lt. JG
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10-28-2021, 07:30 AM
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Lieutenant
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That looks like it, thanks!
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