Bouncing Bimini!

[Great Dane]

I have a double bimini on my boat and have noticed that the front bimini seems to "bounce" quite a bit during trailering. I always have the bimini's in the lower "travel" position when we trailer. Will this bouncing cause damage over time? Should I be concerned about this?

 

[Geoffrey & Brenda]

Can you strap it down with something?

I would fear it rubbing against the seat tops and damaging them.

 

[Great Dane]

I thought about ratcheting it down with a strap, but I wasn't sure if this would put too much downward force on it. I'll try the ratchet strap next time I take it out. I just really don't want to break something already on a brand new boat!

btw, my boat does have the trailering position clips, it doesn't lay down on the seats. When I say it is bouncing, I mean there is a lot of movement in its lowered position as we trailer it.