Looking at the pictures in the installation guide it looks as if all of the bows are on top of the main support pole. There is no way mine will stow that way. The storage clip/saddle appears that it needs to be rotated outboard to better match the width of that bow. I can loosen & turn that clip, but the ball socket on the bow that goes into it is rivoted to the bow pole, so you cant adjust it. See attached pic. The purple arrow is pointing to the clip that you can rotate and adjust. The ball socket thats in it, is the one that needs to rotate outboard matching the other adjustment for the bimini to stow in a more nuetral position. The red arrow is pointing to the rod that I chose to not keep installed downward so the bimini would be at a higher position when stowed. Are you getting all of this? Does it make sense? It a nutshell I am curious if my bimini might be a little retarted. Compare figure 11 in the pdf file to my pic of how all the rods look in the stowed position. It seems if mine are all cramed to the side due to having to bend that bow inward to be able to stow it. In figure 11 they all appear to be neatly stacked upward. It is really a struggle to get those ball sockets into the storage clips, cut fingers, scratching & gouging all of the bimini bow poles. I am thinking about possibly trying to bend that bow to make it easier to get in and out of those storage clips. But I am afraid one of the bends will kink, crease and then wont be sturdy, The strange thing is when the top is open everything looks perfect. I would say the bow pole if it was layed just over top the storage points, it would be about 5 to 6 inches wider, before you stress and force it into place.
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