Installing Collapsible Grab Rail & Rigid Support Strut Video

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Installing Collapsible Grab Rail & Rigid Support Strut Video gives step-by-step instructions on how to install a grab rail made from an Assembled Collapsible Support Strut. Also in this video is how to install a Rigid Support Strut. Using this hardware eliminates the webbing straps on both dodgers and biminis.

Installing Collapsible Grab Rail & Rigid Support Strut Video Contents and Run Times:

  • Collapsible Grab Rails & Rigid Support Struts for a Dodger or Bimini (0:44 min.)
  • Assembled Collapsible Support Struts (2:07 min.)
  • Positioning the Grab Rail on the Dodger (3:01 min.)
  • Dismantling your Dodger (2:48 min.)
  • Installing a Leather Patch (6:02 min.)
  • Re-install the Dodger & Position Side Mounts (0:52 min.)
  • Determining Collapsible Strut Length (3:30 min.)
  • Cutting Collapsible Struts (3:36 min.)
  • Installing Grab Rails Using Collapsible Struts (0:44 min.)
  • Installing Rigid Support Struts (2:17 min.)
Collapsible Grab Rails & Rigid Support Struts for a Dodger or Bimini
Explains why a rigid support may be necessary for our dodger.
Assembled Collapsible Support Struts
Using a collapsible support strut as a hand or grab rail and coupled with rigid support struts will eliminate the need for webbing straps.
Positioning the Grab Rail on the Dodger
How to position the grab rail on a dodger and mark the canvas and tubing.
Dismantling your Dodger
When installing a grab rail in a dodger a reinforcement patch should be sewn to the dodger to provide a secure location for the tubing hardware to exit from the canvas. To do this the dodger must be disassembled to remove the canvas and to install the new hardware for the grab rails and the rigid support struts.
Installing a Leather Patch
How to cut and sew the reinforcement patch of leather on the canvas where each side mount exits the dodger. The side mount hardware is used to mount the grab rail on the dodger. The side mount has a post which exits out of the canvas. Where this post exits it must be reinforced to prevent the canvas from ripping easily.
Reinstall the Dodger & Position Side Mounts
With the dodger installed, position the side mounts on frame and through the dodger. This will make it possible to install the grab rail.
Determining Collapsible Strut Length
How to determine the appropriate length of the Collapsible Struts using a length of string to insure that the hinges fold appropriately.
Cutting Collapsible Struts
How to mark and cut the Collapsible Struts so locking pins and hinges are positioned appropriately.
Installing Grab Rails Using Collapsible Struts
Installing the collapsible grab rails on the dodger and how it works.
Installing Rigid Support Struts
How to install a rigid support strut to the frame and deck of your boat. Rigid struts take the place of webbing straps to support dodger and bimini frames. The use of these struts greatly increases the strength of the frames at the cost of quick and easy knockdown. However, if you use a flat mount plate with a quick release pin it can struts can be removed quickly.
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