How to Make a 2 Bow Bimini Top (Unlisted)

The most recent 2 Bow Bimini Skin Kit video can be found here:    • Make Your Own 2-Bow Bimini Top - EASY...  

A bimini top provides protection from the sun and shelter from rain and spray. In this video tutorial we will show you how to make a 2 bow bimini top. This is a step by step tutorial showing; patterning on the frame, sewing, applying zippered pockets and how to insert a backstay slit. Watch this video and make your own bimini top with a bimini skin kit from Sailrite.

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A few corrections to this video are:
At 57:26 min - We are not measuring from the "top stitch", but instead the first stitch of the semi flat felled seam.
At 58:20 min - We should say parallel to the skirt edge, not perpendicular.  

HOW TO MAKE A 2-BOW BIMINI TOP CHAPTERS:
Patterning Bimini Top - 1:15 min
Adding Seam Allowance to Pattern - 9:02 min
Transferring Pattern to Fabric & Cutting - 10:48 min
Patterning & Cutting Bow Pockets - 13:47 min
Making the Tuck Down Tail - 18:33 min
Making the Hang Down Tail - 22:14 min
Cutting Facing Strips - 26:32 min
Binding Sleeve Pockets - 27:46 min
Prepping for a Backstay Slit (optional) - 30:29 min
Basting Zippers to Pockets - 33:05 min
Sewing Zippers to Pockets - 39:02 min
Sewing Aft Tail & Sleeve - 41:36 min
Sewing Forward Tail & Sleeve - 49:16 min
Sewing Facing on Sides - 53:00 min
Attaching Pocket Zippers to Top - 55:33 min
Installing Backstay Slit (optional) - 1:06:44 min
Trimming Tails - 1:23:42 min
Binding Bimini Perimeter - 1:24:31 min
Installing Strap Eye for Webbing Straps - 1:27:53 min
Installing Bimini Top on Bows - 1:31:29 min
Materials List - 1:33:08 min

MATERIALS LIST:
Filament Strapping Tape 3/4" - Item # 5643*
Seamstick 3/8" Basting Tape for Canvas - Item # 129*
Sunbrella Webbing 1" – we used Item # 144404*
YKK® Double Side Release Buckle Black 1" - Item # 102485*
Dura Skrim Patterning Material - Item # 103134*
Sunbrella Marine Grade Fabric 46” – we used Item # 4603-0000*
Thread V-92 Polyester* or Profilen PTFE a Lifetime Guarantee Thread (an upgrade)
Sunbrella Acrylic Binding 1” – we used Item # 331*
YKK® Finished Zipper #10 White Single Pull (Vislon) - Item # 104887*
YKK® Zipper #10 Stainless Steel Top Stop (Vislon) - Item # 100207*
Rivet Stainless Steel (for Marine Fittings) - Item # 121165**
Strap Eye Stainless Steel - Item # 28221**
YKK® Loop Loc Plastic Black 1" – Item # 47931*
Webbing Slider Stainless Steel 1" – Item # 28207*
Fast Eye Snap Hook Stainless Steel 1" - Item # 100532*

TOOLS LIST:
Gingher Scissors Right Hand Lightweight 8" - Item # 101017
Sailrite® Canvas Patterning Ruler - Item # 107040
Soapstone Fabric Marking Pencil White - Item # 102766
Sailrite® Edge Hotknife Deluxe Package - Item # 105518
Tape Measure 120 Inch - Item # 102986
Clear Acrylic Ruler 6" x 24" - Item # 102400
Deluxe 5 1/2" Magnetic Sewing Guide - Item # 103597
Sailrite® Fabricator Sewing Machine, Table & Workhorse Servo Motor - Item # 400500
Sailrite® 1" Swing‑Away Straight Binder - Item # 100103
Sailrite® Ultrafeed Collapsible Sewing Table - Item # 104821
Drill Steady Tubing Tool - Item # 100967
Professional Heavy Duty Rivet Tool - Item # 103520
Sharpie Marker, Tape Measure, Straight Edge, Small Line, Pencil, Drill, 1/8” Drill Bit, #20 Drill Bit, Screw Driver

MATERIALS FOR EACH BACKSTAY SLIT:
YKK® Finished Zipper #10 Single Pull (Vislon, Locking) - Item # 104887 or 104830 (desired length, per slit)
YKK® Zipper Slider #10 Vislon Single Pull (Locking) - Item # 28216 or 100033 (one per slit)
Vinyl Fabric Strip 3" Wide - we used Shelter‑Rite Tape - Item # 104222 (desired length plus 2" per slit)

For Each Additional Backstay Slit Add (for pocket / sleeve):
YKK® Finished Zipper #10 Single Pull (Vislon, Locking) - Item # 104887 or 104830

*Included in Bimini Skin Kits
**Included in Bimini Frame Kits

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