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zmoz
08-04-2003, 04:20 PM
As some of you know I just got a new boat...a '72 Glastron, model still hasn't been determined. The owner said he just put a new windshield on it, tinted. I was just wondering...can anybody tell me about how much that would cost? (on the boat pictured below)
jerry
08-04-2003, 04:49 PM
250.00 for the plexiglass bent like that ..
ShipBear
08-04-2003, 09:27 PM
Don't they get around $400
For one on a Viper, they look alot alike..

Larry
vector mike
08-05-2003, 08:12 AM
If you want to make it yourself. I just made mine for my Vector out of Lexan and bought a 2'x8' sheet for $60 and just curved it around the frame. The stuff bends easily and won't break or crack. You can also drill holes in it if you need to. I'll post a pic this afternoon when I get home to show you what it looks like.
GP-1
08-05-2003, 08:34 AM
If you can do it for $60, you should go into business for yourself... The Hydrostream folks are pretty proud of theirs.. ($299 + shipping). Depending on how long it takes you, you could make some decent money..
vector mike
08-05-2003, 12:25 PM
That is the cost of the material not including the HOURS it took to make it. :D
GP-1
08-05-2003, 12:38 PM
Yea, I figured it was probably a bit of work... Apparently, it's hard for Hydrostream too -- I can't get one from them....
vector mike
08-05-2003, 02:37 PM
It is made out of 1/8" Lexan. I made the bottom frame out of an aluminum tube then painted both frames black metalic then clear coated them. I drilled holes along the top and the bottom of the winshield and then tapped 10-32 holes in the frames and srewed the windshied to them with stainless steel allen bolts and fender washers.
vector mike
08-05-2003, 02:39 PM
:)
vector mike
08-05-2003, 02:41 PM
I screwed the bottom frame to the boat and then attached the windshield to it.
WSJR1
07-30-2010, 08:26 AM
It is made out of 1/8" Lexan. I made the bottom frame out of an aluminum tube then painted both frames black metalic then clear coated them. I drilled holes along the top and the bottom of the winshield and then tapped 10-32 holes in the frames and srewed the windshied to them with stainless steel allen bolts and fender washers.


I like the way you did this ... what kind of aluminum tube did you use and where did you get the lexan?

- Little darker lexan
- Lower the height a few inches
- Angle it back further
- Run 2 more pieces with a vertical brace so it's a complete wrap around


Question :

How do you bend an aluminum tube without breaking/creasing it?


Thanks