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Old 07-31-2006, 10:12 AM
solidovale solidovale is offline
 
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Clearance under a bridge

Hi,

With a lot of interest I read this forum. As a boat buyer (not a designer) I'm looking to buy Yamaha jetboat (SX230). I'm living on the water with a bridge to the Gulf. The problem is that I need to have additional clearance to get under the bridge. Therefore I'm looking for a removable or foldable windshield. I already searched on the internet and probably talked to around 50 people with no success.

I was thinking to keep the current windshield but with some hinges to temporary remove it. Another option would be to replace the whole windshield with a folding windshield. Maybe any of you guys have an idea where I could order and install this kind of windshield or maybe somebody could develop it for me.

Thanks.
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Old 07-31-2006, 11:24 AM
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Look at the many Euro & esp the Dutch boats online.

Most have all sorts of very smart folding setups for their inland canal system.

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Old 07-31-2006, 01:58 PM
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It would be a rare bridge indeed that a Yammie jet couldn't fit under.... the Dutch canal boats, as Fred says, would be a good starting point.
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