Nice and firm, not a problem if somebody grabs it to hold on.

See About an hour to install

Installed the bimini in under an hour with only a few minutes help from wife to steady one side while I secured the other.

See Port view

The bimini only reaches to the boom, but it sure makes the life of the helms person a lot nicer.

See Sailing is smoother with our HunterOwners.com bimini

We love having the sun shaded a good percentage of the time, the 29.5 does not allow for a long bimini, but we are thrilled with ours.