00:00Top 5 Stainless Steel Hardware for Bimini Tops Script
00:03There is one thing that ruins a perfect boat day faster than bad weather, and it is not your Bimini
00:09Top.
00:09It is the cheap hardware holding it up.
00:13Salt water, sun, and constant flexing chew through flimsy aluminum fittings in a single season.
00:18So I went hunting, and I found the best deals for Top 5 Stainless Steel Hardware for Bimini Tops
00:23Everything 316 Marine Grade Stainless, Everything Rated 5 Stars, and Everything Priced Like It Should Be.
00:30Let's get into it.
00:32Starting at number 1, this is the 316 Stainless Steel Boat Bimini Top Fitting Slide Cap, Slide Jaw Sleeve, and
00:39Pipe Eye-in Cap.
00:41This is the one I have personally welded onto my own frame.
00:45The slide cap fits right over the tubing, and the eye end gives your strap or rail something solid to
00:50grab onto,
00:50so nothing rattles or works loose when the boat is moving.
00:54It is $5.35 for one piece, and with more than $4,800 sold, this is the most battle-tested
01:00fitting on the list.
01:02If you only buy one thing from this video, start here.
01:06Number 2 on the list is the 316 Stainless Steel Bimini Top Cap Slide Cap,
01:10and this one comes in a 22mm inside diameter, which is the size most DIY Bimini frames are built from.
01:17Same idea as the last cap, but the tube eye end makes it easier to rod a support line straight
01:22through the fitting,
01:23which saves you from drilling a hole in your tubing.
01:26Price is $5.33, and again you are looking at over 4,500 sales with a perfect rating.
01:33Solid, simple, and it does exactly what a cap is supposed to do.
01:38Now, number 3, and this is the budget favorite of the group.
01:42This is the Andi Marine Bimini Top Cap in 316 Stainless Steel.
01:47Same eye end, same corrosion-resistant stainless construction, but this one comes in at just $4.77,
01:54which makes it the cheapest fix in this entire video.
01:57It is the perfect part if you have a cap that is starting to look rough,
02:01you do not want to strip your old hardware, and you just want the whole frame to look like you
02:05bought it new.
02:06For a few dollars a piece, there is no reason to skip it.
02:10Number 4 is where things get interesting,
02:13because this is the Andi Marine 316 Stainless Steel Fitting Boat Bimini Top Hinged Jaw Slide.
02:19This is the easy install.
02:21You slide it onto your tubing and the hinged jaw clamps down with the hardware already built in,
02:26so you are not fighting springs and separate bolts with a wrench in the middle of a parking lot.
02:30And the best part, it comes in 22, 25, 30, 32, and 38mm sizes,
02:36so whatever diameter your frame happens to be, there is an exact fit.
02:41It is $9.64, a bit more than the caps, but it saves you time on every single mount.
02:47That is my list, 5 pieces of 316 stainless steel hardware that will outlast the aluminum they replace.
02:54Every link for every product is sitting in the description below, so you can grab them right now.
03:00If this saved you a trip to the marine supply store, hit like, and subscribe,
03:04because I will be doing this for every part of your boat.
