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I highly recomend you looking at
http://www.westlandcovers.com/
They will let you become a dealer and buy direct. I bought for my 17' Montauk a fully cover for $223. and a stainless/sunbrella bimini for $207.00.
Look at the whaler pictures at the bottom of my blog page for a couple of bimini pictures
http://www.blueheron-albin.blogspot.com/
Roy Warner
1983 17 Montauk - 1998 Yamaha 115 V4 2 stroke
I purchased the bimini from Specialty Marine for my 13' Sport last year and while it might be a bit pricey the fit and finish is excellent. I used the rail mount fittings that came with it to mount the unit on the side rails instead of drilling into the gunwales, which gave me another 8-10" of headroom. When folded it fit perfectly behind the aft seat out of the way. Another plus is the frame and all hardware is stainless where some of the lower cost bimini tops use aluminum.
The choices are a bit daunting. Carver, Speciality, Attwood, and the Bimi-Tee top. Lots of choices out there.
But the Attwood Bimini (through BassPro) for the price (even though aluminum) beats all that I have seen so far. At 200 bucks including the storage cover, it looks real good for the 96 inch length too. With a good selection of colors.
It opens the thoughts to why pay 400 each or why not pay 200 each, buy two and have a new cover at 1/2 of the life of the stainless cover?
At that price I am sure looking closer at them.
