Can I put a Bimini top on the sport track system?

  • John Robison
    Posts: 1
    #1942177

    I’m trying to put a Bimini top on my new 1625 fury sport. I have this great sport track system but I am getting conflicting info on weather I can just it for a Bimini top. Any info would be much appreciated.

    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16651
    #1942199

    Ask the dealer you bought the boat from. It’s why they are there.

    Also, welcome to In-Depth. applause

    SuperDave1959
    Harrisville, UT
    Posts: 2816
    #1942258

    The pictures that I found online showed it mounted at an angle. In order to work for a Bimini top I believe that it would have to be completely vertical or horizontal.

    munchy
    NULL
    Posts: 4931
    #1942376

    If you don’t find a ready made one go to a custom canvas shop and see what they can do. I believe there may be an aluminum plate that is/can be bent to the correct angle to make a vertical connection point.

    Ralph Bechtold
    Posts: 48
    #1942522

    My dealer installed a top that has the vertical sport track brackets and hardware for attaching the tops frame. Shouldn’t be a big deal. Just contact your dealer.

    Bigfootgrey
    Posts: 3
    #1995010

    I purchased a Lund Bimini top from my dealer along with 4 sport track brackets. Works well on the tiller. Able to change location by sliding the brackets

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    The Real Joe Blow
    Posts: 30
    #1995676

    The current factory sport top and bimini top for all recent Lund models both mount to the Sport Trak with chrome bullet-shaped quick connectors as seen in the attached photos. You can quickly remove the support stays for the top in seconds by depressing the lever at the bottom. And if you want, you can remove or move the quick connectors that are attached with a phillips screw and t-nut, and leave no holes in your boat.

    You should be able to order these through your dealer, although you would need the compatible knuckle on the end of your stays as well, which might not be as easy to find, I’m not sure if they would sell those separately or not.

    If you want, contact Dufort Industries in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They make the factory sport tops and biminis for Lund.

    Cheers

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    The Real Joe Blow
    Posts: 30
    #1995690

    Also, if you can’t find the exact quick connects that Lund uses, they are pretty similar to the Accon quick connects that you can get from various vendors, including Amazon. Shown in the video below. The Accon connectors are designed to be deck-mounted with 2-screws, but if you have a grinder, you could get a couple stainless t-nuts and grind off 2 of the flanges and adapt them to fit into the sport trak, and then use 2 flat head machine bolts to attach the Accon connectors with the same functionality as the Lund version.

    Here’s Accon’s product page:

    https://shop.acconmarine.com/category/10-quick-release-bimini-hinges.aspx

    Cheers

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