Bimini top poles bent
rasbury
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I had an unfortunate backing up contact with some tree branches with the rear Bimini. One side has a good bow to it, the other side is bent to collapse. The side with the bow I would expect if I can get enough leverage on it I can get it straight. The other side the same- but I may have to cut that out- I guess there is a coupler type part similar to the other hardware on the poles if I need to do that. I'm guessing a couple of boat bucks to replace and with poorer quality tubing. We have a 270 but it gets all the big boy hardware. I replaced the camper pck some time back so I don't want to start over! Do I heat the metal? I have a hand held torch but I'm concerned that I over heat it...any thoughts? All pieces should be straight!
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Can you go back to the outfit that did your camper back canvas & see who they use for frames?
I would just disassemble the frames & hardware - looks like it's just the one pole on each that took the pounding.
Measure & might be able to order a length stainless X2 & rebuild yourself.