Threw the bimini up for the first time - and couldn't figure out which end should point toward the bow. Should the main arm (the one that attached to the deck) be angled forward or back (with the smaller arms coming off it).

On mine the main arm goes to the back. You might be able to tell from my profile.

Main arm in back with the smaller arms pointing forward. Some bimini tops will have a tag along one of the outside seams. It also goes in back (if it was assembled properly). <BR> <BR>Did you assemble the top yourself? Dang that is a hard job. I consider myself a pretty handy guy when it comes to fixing things and putting things together. But my gosh, you would think a 6th grader wrote the directions. It took me probably an hour just to assemble the frame and fabric. The boat assembly was much easier. <BR> <BR>