New member- 63 year old mahogany runabout

[Willyclay]

Haven`t decided what to do about a windshield.

Forum member andgott has a thread about his homemade replacement windshield for one of his outstanding restorations. I was unable to copy&paste the link here for some reason. Will try again and edit this post. Keep up the great work. Your Dad would be very proud!

EDIT: Try this link or "search" for member andgott Good luck!

https://forums.iboats.com/forum/boa...epair/591237-a-new-windshield-for-an-old-boat

 

[JPO 1949]

Thank you Willyclay. I did a search on andgott and found a thread on windshield replacement for 1959 Lake N Sea but the pictures are all gone. I was thinking maybe something with this type of windshield brackets. Until I priced them. Would this type of windshield look out of place on my boat? opinions

 

[sphelps]

That would look similar to mine .. I don,t think the big bubble type look as well .

 

[JPO 1949]

Your boat is beautiful, I agree your type of windshield looks better than the bubble type that I originally had. The brackets seem hard to find and when you do find some they are expensive. Wish I had a small foundry.Could you share your source for the brackets?

 

[sphelps]

Thanks JP ! I got lucky and the brackets were wrapped up in a rag in the bottom of the boat when I bought it ..A nice surprise ! I just bought a piece of Lexan and made a template to cut the glass myself .. Eventually I'm going to send the brackets along with some other hardware off to get re-chromed ..

 

[archbuilder]

Get your wallet out for the chrome, just about fell over when they told me how much a small latch would cost on Fuggly. Surely you can find some of those on evilbay?

 

[kcassells]

That would look similar to mine .. I don,t think the big bubble type look as well .

Sam,
Who's boat is that?

 

[sphelps]

Sam,
Who's boat is that?

The Admiral’s :joyous:

 

[JPO 1949]

sphelps, you got extremely lucky finding the brackets in your boat. I was going to have my face-plate and handle on my mark 58a cowl rechromed untile they told me it would cost 900 dollars. I painted it.

 

[kcassells]

sphelps, you got extremely lucky finding the brackets in your boat. I was going to have my face-plate and handle on my mark 58a cowl rechromed untile they told me it would cost 900 dollars. I painted it.

:mad-new::mad-new::mad-new::mad-new::mad-new:

Never did it but some diy;

https://www.wikihow.com/Chrome-Plate

https://www.ehow.com/how_8083381_do-yourself-chrome-plating.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBtdU10PIcE

https://www.futurechrome.com/product/chrome-diy-hobby-kit/

 

[sphelps]

Wow ! That is pretty steep...
‘This might be an alternative..

https://alsacorp.com/product/easy-chrome/
there are other similar products out there also ..

 

[oldrem]

Really came out nice!

 

[JPO 1949]

Tried to make some windshield brackets. My plan is to use 2 pcs. 3/16 Lexon.

 

[GA_Boater]

Now those are really nice!

Are you going with a flat W/S or some angle from the center support to the side brackets?

Boy they look good!

 

[JPO 1949]

Thank you, I plan to angle them . I estimate 10 to 15 degrees. The windshield will be tilted back 25 degrees .

 

[archbuilder]

Those are really cool, nice work!

 

[archbuilder]

Did you use one of those aluminum brazing rods? Haven't ever tried that, just curious how well it works.

 

[Grub54891]

Tried to make some windshield brackets. My plan is to use 2 pcs. 3/16 Lexon.

Tried? If that was an experiment, you nailed it on the first try! Nice work!

 

[JPO 1949]

Thanks everyone. Just a wild idea. I used the aluminum brazing rods for the first time myself. They seem to be holding well but I didn`t want to stress test them to much. The wood is mahogany I recycled from an old Adirondack chair my father built back in the 50`s , about the same time he built the boat.

 

[kcassells]

Like everyone said....You nailed it! They look great!