Photo of Bimini top for 1985 Candia 170 Brougham

[TKrause]

Looking to see if anyone has a photo of what the bimini top looked like when it was in it's up position. The boat i bought has one but i'm not sure if there were supposed to be straps with it or if this one just had framing to secure it. Also i have two mounts on the rear poles with nothing attached so i'm not sure if i'm missing something or not. Not sure what years would have been the same so i'm going to need to draw on someone's knowledge.
Thanks in advance,
Tony

 

[DBreskin]

Re: Photo of Bimini top for 1985 Candia 170 Brougham

I don't think the Candia was offered with a bimini as a factory option. It's likely an aftermarket top and attaches just like any other bimini.

 

[TKrause]

Re: Photo of Bimini top for 1985 Candia 170 Brougham

Thanks DB, I just found some old literature on the Four Winns site which lists options. i'm going to look thru those. I know bimini's are a dime a dozen aftermarket but this one has snaps that actually connect to the sides of the boat in the rear quarters, Looks factory and i've seen a picture of at least one other boat with the same hardware attachment. Doesn't mean it's not aftermarket of course but it just seems odd that they would sell a deckboat and not have a Bimini top as at least an option.
To me that would be like selling pontoon without one. /shrugs shoulders. Thank you for the reply though, i'll keep investigating.