When the water’s up and the temperature’s up, one of the next things to go up on Lake Martin are canvas Bimini tops.
And after winter storage, spring is when many boaters find that it’s time to do a little maintenance on those boat tops. It’s best to go ahead and get that cleaning out of the way before the boating season begins in earnest, and before the heat of summer makes cleaning even more arduous.
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