96” or 72” length bimini for 185 sport boat?

[pdxsearay]

Hey folks. Pulling the trigger on a bimini soon and trying to figure out all the sizing - correct width, ensuring when it lays flat it doesn’t encroach on the swim deck, etc - but mostly: what length to get. For those of you with boats roughly my size , what did you go with and are you happy with it? I’m leaning toward the longer one so we have more shade but am I missing anything? Do you have a pic with the top up vs folded?

Thank you! This site & community are awesome.

 

[Chris-380]

I had a 19' boat, and the 72" worked and looked good.
I measured from the top of my windshield and looked where 72" landed. kept the driver out of the sun/rain and stopped at the back of my rear seat.

I think 96" would look too large, but just my opinion