Constructing a Curved Windshield (Cont'd)
by Stephen K. Yokubaitis
List of Materials and Sources
Lexan sheet, 4' X 8' X 1/8" or partial sheet if
you can purchase it that way (look for a local source).
Hidden Hold-Down Fasteners, 2 packs of 4. (Manufactured by
Taylor Made and listed as stock # 1607 in their 2009 on-line
catalog under "Hatches and Windshield Accessories;"
www.taylormadeproducts.com/catalog/. See
illustration below. Sold by various suppliers, online. I
can't remember who I bought them from.)
White Twin-Flap Vinyl Deck Channel, 110". (Manufactured
by Taylor Made and listed as stock # 826500 in their 2009
on-line catalog under "Hatches and Windshield
Accessories;" www.taylormadeproducts.com/catalog/. See
illustration below. Sold by various suppliers, online. I
can't remember who I bought it from.) The vinyl deck
channel and hidden hold-downs are used together to secure the
windshield to the deck. The hold-downs are positioned on the
aft side of the windshield.
3/4" aluminum gunwale, 8' length. (Purchased from
Brunner Enterprises, West Seneca, New York. Listed on their
website, www.brunnerent.com, under "Boat and
RV Molding" as stock # M461SL). See illustration below.
This molding forms the fore side of the top windshield
trim.
3/4" X 1/8" Hollow back aluminum rub rail, 8'
length. (Purchased from Brunner Enterprises, West Seneca, New
York. Listed on their website, www.brunnerent.com, under "Boat and
RV Molding" as stock # M282SL). See illustration below.
This molding forms the aft side of the top windshield trim.
The two pieces of molding, together with the Lexan sandwiched
between them, forms a very clean looking oval shaped
windshield trim. Brunner Enterprises lists the molding pieces
as 12', however, if you only need 8' or less they
will cut it to 8' and it can be shipped UPS rather than
by motor carrier. I used several inches less than
8'.
# 6/32 X 1/2" stainless machine screws, oval head,
quantity 8, with flat washers and cap nuts (local source).
These secure the two different molding pieces that form the
top trim to the Lexan windshield and to each other.
Short length of automotive vacuum hose, 1/4" o.d. and
i.d. to fit snuggly around #6 machine screws (local source).
I cut short pieces of this hose to use as grommets around the
#6 machine screws where they passed through the Lexan sheet
similarly to those grommets provided with the hidden
hold-down fasteners for the same purpose.
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