EmpireCovers Bimini Top Series User manual

Bimini Top
INSTRUCTIONS
DISCLAIMER: Failure to adhere to these instructions will void all warranty.
EmpireCovers is a Budge Industries Company.
LIMITED WARRANTY
US AND CANADA ONLY
Budge Industries, LLC. with its principle place of business at 1690 Sumneytown
Pike, Suite 250, Lansdale, PA 19446, warrants to the original purchaser that it will
correct any defects in material or workmanship by repair or replacement of this
Bimini Top, from the date of purchase.
THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY
APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCT AND IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER
WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OF
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
PLEASE SAVE YOUR WARRANTY STATEMENT & RECEIPT OF PURCHASE.
BIMINI INSTRUCTIONS
1. Carefully lay out all pieces. Do NOT remove plastic on poles until bimini is complete.
Be careful, as hardware may have come loose during shipping. Do NOT apply
provided nut lock until you conrm the bimini top is put together correctly AND
mounted on boat.
2. Begin by identifying and separating all curved rib poles. All rib poles are numbered for
easy assembly. Instructions will dier at this point depending on how many bows your
bimini has (2, 3 or 4 bow).
TWO BOW BIMINI: The following curved ribs connect together: ribs 1 & 3 and ribs
2 & 4.
THREE BOW BIMINI: The following curved ribs connect together: ribs 1 & 4, ribs 2
& 5 and ribs 3 & 6.
FOUR BOW BIMINI: The following curved ribs connect together: ribs 1 & 5, ribs 2 &
6, ribs 3 & 7 and ribs 4 & 8.
3. Next, lay your bimini canvas top down on a clean surface and identify sewn in label
stating “Front.” Front tag should be facing up.
4. Now feed your connected rib poles through the pockets on the canvas in the order
listed below for your size frame.
TWO BOW: Insert connected rib numbered 1/3 in the front pocket and insert
connected rib 2/4 in the rear pocket. When correctly installed numbers 1 and 2 will
be on one side and numbers 3 and 4 will be on the other.
THREE BOW: Insert connected rib numbered 3/6 in the front pocket. Insert
connected rib 2/5 in middle pocket and connected rib 1/4 in the rear pocket. When
correctly installed numbers will run 1, 2, 3 on one side and 4, 5, 6 on the other.
FOUR BOW: Insert connected rib numbered 4/8 in the front pocket. Insert
connected rib 3/7 in middle front pocket and connected rib 2/6 in middle rear
pocket. Insert connected rib 1/5 in rear pocket. When correctly installed numbers
will run 1, 2, 3, 4 on one side and 5, 6, 7, 8 on the other.
5. Assemble the remaining straight poles in the order shown in images below.
1/3 2/4 1/4 2/5 3/6 1/5 2/6 3/7 4/8

Attaching the Bimini to the Boat
1. Open the bimini top and locate the best position on your boat. In choosing the best
location, remember that the bimini shade is equal distance front and back from center
deck mounts.
2. Mark on your boat where the deck mounts or side mounts are to be placed.
3. Drill 3.2mm holes and screw for deck mounts or side mounts.
4. Attach the bimini to the deck mount ttings.
5. Fold out rear arms and mark the location on gunwhale.
6. Repeat step 3
7. Attach front straps to the bimini stainless steel saddle ttings.
8. Pull out straps and mark position for the stainless steel saddles using saddles to mark
location.
9. Drill 3.2mm holes and screw the two (2) saddles into position.
10. Shorten straps to ensure bimini is tight. Check that all other screws and nuts on bimini
are tight.
BIMINI INSTRUCTIONS
6. In the bag of hardware provided, you will nd black collar brackets. Remove all screws
from these brackets and put them safely aside.
TWO BOW BIMINI: Slide one bracket, facing outward, over ribs 1, 2, 3, 4 one inch
above the screw hole (see image below).
THREE BOW BIMINI: Slide one bracket, facing outward, over ribs 1, 3, 4, 6 one inch
above the screw hole (see image below).
FOUR BOW BIMINI: Slide one bracket, facing outward, over ribs 1, 4, 5, 8 one inch
above the screw hole (see image below).
7. Connect straight poles to ribs by joining same numbers on straight poles to the
same numbers on the ribs. Now slide the nylon brackets into place on the front and
rear poles—make sure brackets are facing outward. Insert and fasten screws on all
remaining pole/rib connections (matching numbers).
8. Lastly, attach the rear support poles, as well as the front straps, to the corresponding
nylon collars. Straps go in the front, support poles go in the back. Secure with provided
nuts and screws.
3. 9.4.
deck mount stainless steel
saddle
PLEASE NOTE:
• If drilling into berglass, countersink holes drilled to prevent chipping.
• If drilling into Alloy, use a barrier paste such as “Duralac” to prevent corrosion (not supplied).
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