29 OL Fairing/Windscreen
 

I tried tagging this on one of the fairing posts but didn't get any response so sorry if it is a duplicate.

Does anyone have any leads on a 29 OL Fairing? The one on the 29 I am buying is cracked from top to bottom. I have talked to a few friends about attempting to repair it and paint it...but just in case I need a backup plan. I talked to the guys in my body shop and they have never messed with repairing something of this material.

Thanks,
MR BAJA

Congrats on the new boat. I had a customer with an H2x windscreen broken in half that had a local guy here weld it back together & paint it. It looked pretty good and I think it was only 2-3 hundred. I can check into it for you if you decide to go that route.

Thanks Dave.... If anything let me know what to use... My bodyshop at work hasn't really worked with acrylic stuff before...

Dave
Congrats on the new boats. I see your back in a 2003 29OL with HO's. It was a great boat!!!!
Dennis

I can talk to a buddy of mine and find out how they fixed his on a 25 Outlaw, and it was broke in 3 places! It turned out great.

I bought a new one from Baja a few years ago for $1400... That was painful.

Yeah, I'm sure that was painful!

Jim...if you can find out what he used that would be greatly appreciated. Mine is split from top to bottom in front of the compass. It has not seperated that I know of and all the pix I have seen of it are intact. Looks like someone by accident stepped on it or pulled on it somehow. I plan on fixing it and then having it painted, just my "OCD" of having that crack there is already bothering me and I haven't even picked it up yet....

Thanks for all the info guys. :coolcowboy:

Well if it cheers you up $1,400.00 is probably the down payment for one now?

My 2000 29ol came with the clear windscreen stock, and I purchased a lightly smoked colored one from a Doug Smith edition leftover stock item. I sold the boat after putting the clear one back on, and the smoked one sits in my basement. Hey, I am richer than I thought?

XT :party-smiley-004:

Supply and demand is a helluva thing...

Couldn't agree with you more....I have a spare windscreen that fits a 272 or 302 and am holding onto it til I either need it or someone else does and then it'll be worth a few bucks.

Not sure if that makes me feel better but I will be even more paranoid about something happening to mine....

Yes, It is a "helluva thing".... but you know the old saying...pigs get fed...hogs get slaughtered.... JMO. If we (one of us, me whoever) were smarter we would take the fairings off our boats and bring them to someone to make a mold out of....and go into the aftermarket business of selling them...."then" you can make more money by selling at a fair price rather then sticking it to somone on a one off. JMO. :party-smiley-004:

I offered up mine a couple times to members to do this. I'm open to the idea. I know where we can find a couple windscreens for various boats and have a place that will make them. The problem is the front cost for the mold. Hit me up if this is something you'd be interested in.

haha I highlighted the key words there...us dumb powerboaters just love spending money! Seriously though that's a great idea, I think it should be researched further, then if one person with every model, got theirs molded we would have created our own aftermarket for it...

What's the front cost? Wouldn't a vaccuform mold be sufficient?

I like where this is going.... :coolcowboy: Depending on the cost(s) I am open to the idea. Unfortunately my pockets have gotten a little more shallow as of late with the purchase of the boat and another venture I am involved in.... But depending on cost I think it is a heck of an idea....

And you are correct.....us powerboaters will spend money on anything....who ever thought of paying to put neon lights in a boat...or under water for that fact...now everyone is doing it....freaking $15-20 bucks for cupholders..."A" cupholder...yeah, we all have issues...but I like it! :drink:

**Although the news I just heard on some cost figures...and puts it out of this poor mans hands for now.....

you guys got me worried now. How do they break people stepping on them when climbing up to get on the bow? Rough waters?

A drunk azzhat tried to run from the sunpad to the front deck on the side of the cockpit, slipped, and on the way into the water grabbed the windscreen. :angry-smiley-038: I had owned the boat about 1 month at the time. Oh yeah, I had told the little schit to slow down on the drinking about 3 times already. Its ok though, he said he'd pay for it. Of course in 3 years he's only given me $50 but I'm sure its coming. Saw the POS a few weeks ago, he turned around and hauled azz the other way. Gets me pissed just thinking about it. :angry-smiley-038::angry-smiley-038:

I have done zero research on this but would be willing to invest. I would even offer up mine for a 25 OL to create a mold. Need some more details though

Yea Irish needs to get back with us on this, I wonder if they'd offer us a discount if they did a bunch of molds at the same time...

Im have been trying to get a hold of him, soon as I find out I will let you know.

hey lets get this going.... before long i know one of my dumb a$$ frends will break mine

Sorry guys been busy. Every mold would be different and the upfront cost on building a mold isn't cheap.

A couple of local to me OSO members are trying some bonding and reinforcing on a broken windscreen on a 33 Outlaw.

I'll try and update if it's successful.

I'm going to "attempt" to repair mine this coming weekend....we'll see if it holds up. Unfortunately the driver side by the crack is also warped so it will be interesting to see how it turns out.

I talked to a buddy who knows a few people to that could build a mold...and Irish is correct...big bucks...more then I can justify at this point unfortunately....

here are my thoughts:

Get ahold of some 3M Automix 8115 or 8116 from some bodyshop guys. U-groove it on both sides, do NOT use reinforcement tape (or else you will see it), in fact the best thing to do since you will not be using the tape is to drill a hole every couple inches, so the glue has something to hold on to for strength.

After holes along the damaged area are drilled and edges are grooved, you need to secure one side of the repair area so it is straight and ready for repair. Apply a generous amount of 8115 and let cure for about an hour, then resand the other sides (to roughen up the surface of the 8115 that leaked through to the other side and dryed).

Once you have the 8115 in place, allow to cure for 24 hours. Sand to prepare for paint. you can use a flexible glaze to do the finishing touches before prime/paint.

NOTE: This glue is black, you will need to paint your windscreen to hide it. I recommend painting the entire screen white.

Thanks Scott...was going to text you what that 3M # was again.... somwhere between 44 hrs of driving, a tornado, hail and flooding feeling like I was towing Noah's Ark I forgot the #... Thanks! :drink: