Surf bimini with alpha z tower question

[mnpracing]

Are your rear poles installed backwards where they make the back edge tilt up instead, which might give you room to route the tow line below the Bimini?

Elaborate on "installed backwards". The rear poles go under the metal "1/2 hoop" that goes through the fabric. In looking at it, I don't immediately see a different way to install it, but I may not have it installed correctly to your point.

[Ewok]

The rear poles that go into the tower mount to the rear hoop, and mine have a slight bend in them which helps the rear hoop of the Bimini to gently slope down, out of the way of the ropes. The extended Bimini required me to remove the shorter poles that go into the rear of the tower with longer ones, and I had to install longer ones into the extended rear hoop. My point is that your poles might have a slight bend that makes the rear hoop slope up instead of down, and that might be solved by removing, rotating 180* and re-installing the poles onto the rear Bimini hoop.

[mnpracing]

Ah got it. I'll take a look.

[BCRider]

I put both my wakeboard and surf rope on top of my bimini. I did find that my surf rope was starting to peel the rubber on the top edge where the bar runs through after one use. The surf rope is a bit rougher so it was making small nicks in the rubber material. I took a old t-shirt I had laying around and cut the bottom 6' off and wrapped it around the rope. I then just used some electrical tape to hold it in place. So far seems to do the trick.

[Tomp]

I have the surf bimini on my Z3 and it got tore up when my kid towed it to the dealer for service!!!!
we always towed with the rope above and the rear bar seemed to be level or tiped up in the rear, now after getting the material repaired and everything put back it appears that the two rods that go into the tower from the back are bent down quite a bit and the top is noticably lower in the rear than it was originally??

Did they get bent down or were they originally straight or turned around/ bent upward???
yes the rear side was getting damaged from the rope dragging

[Palle Man]

Have about 35 hours of mostly surfing and surf bimini is already showing ware on back edge from running rope on top, so I will start running under. Thanks.

[ddutcher]

I run my rope for surfing under as well. I was noticing the black rubber material on the Bimini is now white and worn a bit. My 2013 poles are straight. To me it is not a big deal to run the rope under but I may just start running the rope on the side instead.

[Ewok]

I have the surf bimini on my Z3 and it got tore up when my kid towed it to the dealer for service!!!!
we always towed with the rope above and the rear bar seemed to be level or tiped up in the rear, now after getting the material repaired and everything put back it appears that the two rods that go into the tower from the back are bent down quite a bit and the top is noticably lower in the rear than it was originally??

Did they get bent down or were they originally straight or turned around/ bent upward???
yes the rear side was getting damaged from the rope dragging

They might have been turned upside down before (tilted up) and are correct now. I doubt they got both got bent the same angle at the upholstery shop, sounds like it's fixed for you.

[Coop]

For surfing, we use the Wake9 surf "nubbin"/strap and attach it to the openings on the corners of the tower under the bimini. I have the extended bimini, and it works well.

[Tomp]

I noticed the rods bent after the top was tore up from my kid hitting 80 towing it in for my motor issue.

I would not think the wind presure would bend them, kid say no one hung on it befor but I can see that happening with oversized teenage boys???
I'm thinking I will try to straighten them unless someone verifies that the are mad that way?? Bent right at the the stops, the holes in the tower took a beating too

[Ewok]

I noticed the rods bent after the top was tore up from my kid hitting 80 towing it in for my motor issue.

I would not think the wind presure would bend them, kid say no one hung on it befor but I can see that happening with oversized teenage boys???
I'm thinking I will try to straighten them unless someone verifies that the are mad that way?? Bent right at the the stops, the holes in the tower took a beating too

Mine are not bent that way, it's a real subtle curve, not any easy to see bends near the tower.

[Tomp]

Mine got bent some how, I will try to straighten them