My wife and I just picked up a 1999 Tracker Grizzly 1648 40 HP Yamaha boat. We took her out this past Saturday on lake Wylie SC and had a blast (well some struggles during launch/recovery due to operator error/inexperience.. motor doesn't like low idle.. may have water in it or fuel filter needs cleaning).

We were both wearing sunscreen and still ended up with minor sunburns.

We were talking about how hot it gets sometimes in direct sun and discussed adding a bimini. My thought is that it's potentially a bad idea on a fishing boat because it gets in the way. On the other hand it's not even full summer yet and already it can get hot.

Thoughts/guidance welcome. In the meantime (it's going to take a while to save up for any major additions) I wear a hat and am considering wearing long/light/loose leg pants and shirt. I may switch from a ballcap to a boonie hat or something with a large brim..

I have other questions as well but I'll post them as separate posts.
Thanks in advance.

Jerry