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Old 10-11-2011, 05:46 AM
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Boat windscreens?

Has anyone built a custom boat that has a windscreen on it? When I say windscreen I mean something like those found on modern Bayliners/Searays with the nice curved perspex/glass whatever it may be, with the nice aluminium frames?

How does the home builder make something like this if they even do?

Has anyone ever made a nice windscreen?

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Old 10-11-2011, 12:20 PM
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You can make your own windshield, but it's not easy to get it right without specific equipment. Slight bends can be done with a heat gun and some persuasion, but compound curves require a buck and an autoclave. The best thing you can do is have one bent for you, of which there are several outfits that will accommodate this need.
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Old 10-11-2011, 03:46 PM
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Ok thank you
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