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| Author: | dhlivingston [ Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | H260 Bimini top shaking |
I have a 2008 H260 which is simply a fantastic bat with one bad habit. The bimini top shakes badly. Even in mild cross wind and chop. The year after i bought it, the screws backed out when i was riding. That was a bit exciting. Never happened with the 3 previous boats i owned (regal x 2, international) and this top shakes more than any of the others as well. Replaced screws with lock washers and constantly check to make sure they are down before each use. 2 years ago, one of the screws sheared off! Able to get it out with a vice-grip and fixed that as i always carry spares. Happened again today and now the torque sheared off one of the bolts holding the screw plate. Fixed that but it is getting a bit ridiculous. Is there a way to better brace or stabilize the top? Did Four Winns fix this is later years? Any help and suggestions would be appreciated. |
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| Author: | firecadet613 [ Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H260 Bimini top shaking |
Any pictures of the affected parts? |
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| Author: | Graham R [ Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H260 Bimini top shaking |
The bimini top on my 2004 Sundowner was very shaky to begin with. I think they riveted the end couplings etc to the tubes using a preumatic rivet gun but hadn't done it properly; all the couplings were loose on the tubes, the rivets hadn't brought the bore into contact with the tubes. The cumulative effect of all the slop was impressive ! I re-riveted all the rivets ( using a "lazy tongs" type riveter; those stainless rivets are tough - impossible practically- to set with a normal hand riveter. I made sure the bores and tubes were in contact when I riveted them together; I also used some toughened adhesive; Result; no slop between the bimini frame pieces and the tubing; the bimini frame was no longer shaky. |
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