Attach the hardtop to the bimini top frame by setting eye straps -- a "u"-shaped fastener with screw holes on the ends of the "u" -- over the frame's tubing and securing them to the bottom -- the non-fiberglass side -- of the hardtop with wood screws.. Hard top frame: taco marine project boat on ship shape tv g greer 13,953 views. 8:25. 1 boat restoration 1973 fiberform major fiberglass repair part 1 of 7 our steel boat building project. I built my hardtop of fiberglass, using vinyl-surfaced particle board (mellamine) as a one off mold. the finish is a little rough, but i found it more practical to do a little sanding and painting on the piece itself than to put that effort into building a perfect mold for just one time use..
This tutorial is brought to you by sailrite. in this tutorial tutorial we will show you every step required to make a canvas or vinyl bimini top for a powerboat. the boat we will use demonstrate the. Finished hardtop on boat:the final product on the boat. the hardtop is painted in the same undercoat as the rest of the boat so this is not really final but it will show you how it will look. i’m pleased i have almost 2.0 m head room underneath the hardtop, plenty of shade and with the addition of clears it will provide a weather proof helm. Hard tops. hardtops, or enclosed flybridges, are something that are very common in new zealand. probably because of our weather conditions, they are a means of almost doubling the livable floor area of your boat without changing the waterline length..
