Has there ever been some ideas for small bimini for the CS-17 not sure if its possible.

[musicmanx2]

Just wonder if anyone has played around with any type of design?

[Paul356]

I have a dodger, if that's of any interest.  I put it up mostly when camping, but it's possible to sail with it up.  Let me know if you'd like any details.

[Paul356]

One more thought.  A friend uses a large umbrella for a bimini.  Easy up, Easy down, easy to move if needed.

[musicmanx2]

Yes I have seen the Unbrella idea and might go that way for camping or just to get out of the sun for a bit.

Ive seen a small pop up tent too for camping. I will be camping and exploring the southwest coast of Florida when I get this boat going. No one has come up with one for the stern of the boat like I have seen on SeaPeal 21 boats.

 

[PadrePoint]

I had snapped these from a video. 
It appears to be both an umbrella and a canopy. 

 

 

 

I plan to try this out soon in my CS15. I need to epoxy coat the pieces for my sleeping platform for the aft cockpit.  (Not shown: the mizzen mast would be placed into the forward step… in the forward thwart; it’s a position that I can use to fly only the mizzen sail without the main.)

 

And, since this photo appeared in the Dinghy Cruising Association Journal recently, I think I’m COMPELLED to try this out:

 

This is a thread I had started posing a similar question. Lots of ideas on the thread. 

This is a thread I started while pondering how to make a sleeping platform in my CS15:

I’ll post a couple photos of what I came up with… just a bit more work to do. 

[musicmanx2]

Thanks for all the photos. I plan to use the tent and umbrella idea too for camping on my new CS-17.

The umbrellas have side windows too to let the air flow through. They would nice to get out of the sun aswell. I found them on the net and are not high priced.

[sanmi]

We have a Bimini on our core sound 20