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Peter,

Some of the other posts have reminded me about the differences between the early design pop top enclosure and the later design.  The attached photos show my old style enclosure and the new style:

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                                                Early Style Pop Top Enclosure Which Zips Behind The Mast

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                                  New Style Pop Top Enclosure Which Zips In Front Of The Mast & Covers All Of The Cabin Roof

Note that the new style pop top enclosure covers essentially all of the cabin roof, thus providing more dry “shelf” or “counter” space vs. my older style pop top enclosure.  I’ve never used the new style pop top enclosure.  But, it looks like a real upgrade vs my older enclosure style.  Anyway, the front of my older style enclosure does not wrap the mast.  Instead there is a zipper with a velcro storm flap just aft of the mast and a 6” X 6” storm hood that covers the pop top slider and ties around it with a draw cord.  Other than these differences, the two styles of pop top enclosures look like they would be erected in the same manner.

The first picture also shows my custom designed Bimini Boom Room.  The third picture shows the boat with the Bimini top up but without the Boom Room:

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              Pihlaja Family On Board S/V Dynamic Equilibrium At Our Sanford Lake Home With Bimini Top Deployed

If you look closely at the leading and trailing edges of the Bimini Top, you will see canvas extensions all rolled up and stowed.  These extensions are sewn into the Bimini Top and stow with built-in straps and snaps.  My version of a Boom Room was designed to work in conjunction with the Pop Top Enclosure.  The first photo shows the front extension deployed over the Pop Top Enclosure.  There are panels that zip in to enclose the cockpit space.  There is standing headroom under the Boom Room.  There are zip up doors port and starboard amidships as well as another zip up door allowing access from the boarding ladder.

The fourth photo shows an aft View of the Boom Room with all the side panels deployed:

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                                                                            Aft View Of The Bimini Boom Room

The design is very versatile.  The 5th photo is a picture with just the pop top raised and the front and rear extensions of the roof of the Boom Room deployed in a full shade/maximum ventilation configuration on a hot summer day

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S/V Dynamic Equilibrium @ Kelly’s Island, Lake Erie

This was, by far, the most difficult sewing project I’ve ever attempted!  It took me nearly 10 months to complete.  I can only imagine what it might cost to duplicate today.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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Thanks Roger,
I'll try this method and post how it goes.

Peter

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Pop top enclosue