| Title: | Powerboats |
| Notice: | Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267 |
| Moderator: | KWLITY::SUTER |
| Created: | Thu May 12 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1275 |
| Total number of notes: | 18109 |
Anyone ever mounted a windshield wiper post facto? There seem
to be three types...
1) Ones that mount at the top of the windshield, wires have to be led
around the edge of the windshield. Ugly. Also may require more metal
frame than I have (1").
2) Ones that mount like in a car, mechanism goes inside the boat below
windshield. Requires that there be an appropriate, accessible place
to mount. Looks tricky
3) A manual type I saw in the boat US catalog. No motor, you crank
a lever on the inside when you want to wipe. Obviously not
convenient for more than light rain, and appears (at least from the
crummy picture) to require a hole throught the windshield.
Questions:
Anyone done any of these options? Caveats. Pros/Cons.
I have a curved windshield (all aftermarket wipers seem to handle
this), but remember reading somewhere than most less expensive boats
with curved windshields actually use some kind of plexiglass, at which
point drilling the windshield becomes a more attractive option. How
can I tell? It sure looks like glass.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 863.1 | How to tell glass from plexiglass | SALEM::NORCROSS_W | Wed Jun 19 1991 16:43 | 2 | |
Hit the window with a hammer. If it shatters, it's glass.
Wayne
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| 863.2 | Better answer. | SALEM::NORCROSS_W | Thu Jun 20 1991 14:50 | 17 | |
Ok, no-one appreciated my attempt at humor so i'll try to give you a
better answer. I have had a car (TR3) with a plexiglass window and
my current boat has one. Plexiglass will tend to cloud-up, stain,
or scratch while glass won't (at least not as easily). On both the car
and boat, cleaning with Windex did nothing to make the windshields
clear. I bought plexiglass renewer and was able to bring both of them
back to like new condition including the removal of all scratches from
the surface. I have heard that auto wax will also clean them but I
don't know if it can take out the scratches. You could also take a
look at the edge of the windshield if you can see it. A glass edge
should be very smooth while the plexiglass could look more "machined".
Glass would also have to be safety glass so you should be able to see
the layer of clear plastic material at the edge which keeps it from
shattering. Glass is rigid, plexiglass will have some give to it.
I wish I knew of a better way of telling short of taking it off and
comparing the weight of the widnshield.
Wayne
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| 863.3 | Common sense isn't a requirement for boat builders | GOLF::WILSON | This area closed for renovation | Thu Jun 20 1991 15:27 | 12 |
RE: Note 863.2 >> Glass would also have to be safety glass so you should be able to see >> the layer of clear plastic material at the edge Unfortunately this isn't necessarily true. I remember seeing something just recently in the BOAT/US Reports that said some boats STILL do not have safety glass in all of the windows, and that it is not required by law. I don't remember much else about what the article said, but could look it up if you're interested. Rick | |||||