I am going to put in a hard bimini this winter in the form of a low arch (my sailing helm is an 18" inch drop into a "footbath" and five feet clearance above deck will suffice).
There will be uprights hard welded to the deck, with warp
lines on reels mountable. The "roof" will be a removable stock SS frame with a modest cloth cover, but the main shade will come from the trio of solar panels mounted above. Off the corners will be external antenna mounts for
VHF and
GPS and maybe a nice truck horn...
Stripped, it will merely be a big welded C-shaped pipe fit for hard points/padeyes and other safety gear (EPIRB/MOB).
Soft dodgers never seem to last, and using big panels for shade is a two birds/one stone proposition.