Replacement Winshield 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS

[bertherr]

I just bought a 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160-SS. The starboard side windshied broke from too much snow on it's cover. It is a frameless plastic of some type, maybe Plexiglass. Anyone have one for sale? Anyone have any luck making one? I used to heat and bend plastic in school shop class to make boxes etc. But, I do not have the heating element we had in school. I thought about putting the plastic on a table with two boards on top of it. I would separate the boards where I wanted to bend the plastic and shoot my heat gun there. Then make the bend over the old windshield. What do you think? Thanks, Bert

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: Replacement Winshield 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS

Search the forums for Windshield 101. A guy at fiberglassics did what you are planning...make his own windshield with plexi from Home Depot.

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: Replacement Winshield 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS

I found the link:<br /> http://www.fiberglassics.com/messageboardx/showmessage.asp?messageID=2121 <br />enjoy it...sound like a fun project. Let us know how you fare.

 

[bertherr]

Re: Replacement Winshield 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS

Thanks, Bert

 

[NathanY]

Re: Replacement Winshield 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS

Would these work?<br /><br />Cabela's Item: ID-011725

 

[bertherr]

Re: Replacement Winshield 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS

The items from Cabela's just may work. I will have to measure this weekend. They are not the same shape but I may get lucky with the width. Thanks, Bert

 

[bhalsdorf]

Re: Replacement Winshield 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS

There is also a step by step write up about making a windshield and a cheap oven for forming on the fiberglassics web site....it is in the backyard mechanics section. I know...I wrote it...made 2 windshields for my boat and with all the material for windshield and oven it only cost me about $75

 

[DJ]

Re: Replacement Winshield 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS

Go to this e-bay page. The guys offering these windshields usually have quite a few to offer.<br /><br /> http://search.ebay.com/search/searc...ortProperty=MetaEndSort&query=boat+windshield