Windshields
 

I'd like a bit of info . .

The windshields on the Banana 24 are made of what? Lexan?

And how thick?

I'm going to build something very similar for my Magnum 27,
without a frame . . and I'd like it to be strong . .

Acrylic .....1/2 inch

Do you find that the acrylic lasts well in the sun?

I desire to make mine a single piece across the front, with a bend at the peak of the vee, I've worked with Lexan, how difficult is it with acrylic and do you believe it will still be strong enough?

Does your new boat have support frames in the center . . ?pictures don't look like it . .

Thank you!!!
Mario L.

If you guys want a lexan polycarbonate windshield, we make them here at loto at Percys optical, we just made a full wrap around for a 40 Skater, bulletproof and crystal clear.

Show me a picture of it Jim.

could you call me 617 833 3327 need a wrap for a 46 skater, so you can tell us WHAT YOU NEED = TEMPLATE or measurements or both :ernaehrung004:. thanks call me anytime, would like to get it done soon. thanks art

I'm also interested (as is Mario) to what might be needed
to best fabricate and secure a one piece Vee windscreen.

We have no support in the middle....it is one piece wrap around to the sides.

Boy that is a great looking boat...

I'm going to look into one too, as well as the V-Berth entry cover, mine is made of teak but I like the dark glass look. BTW, does it come tinted?
PS, I now see that the door is also made of the samw stuff, I'll look into changing that over too! Any Idea on the prices for doing so?

Yes Jim, show us your Skater Windshield. I would love to see what you finally came up with after all the requests you made from Aero Marine, the REAL Skater windshield manufacturer.

Can't wait to see those pictures! Try shooting a picture from behind the sterring wheel looking through the windshield so we can see the clarity (be extra daring and put some text behind the windshield so we can read it - true test of optics). Don't just shoot the straightest/flat part of the windshield, make sure to shoot the radius/bend/corners of it.

I can post mine if you want some examples of how to do it and see true clarity. I think our number is on your auto dial so just give us a call if you need more help. Just dont ask me to sell you my customers tooling again because the answer is still the same "WE DON'T SELL OUR CLIENT'S TOOLING"!

Post those pics if you dare! LOL!

Did you fall a sleep on me?:eek:
Lets go Girl
508-399-6440

I'm not sure of your questions....are you asking do we sell windshields, doors and hatches...NO, they come on the completed boat...we sell complete boats, not pieces.

I think he just got Bi**h slapped:eek:

Hey if that's what you think, anyway the question was really meant for pumpkin!

Thanks anyway top Banana!

You need to read more coherently.

The Bit.h slap was PUMPKI N getting slapped by the women's chain he was trying to yank telling her that he was the LOTO Skater dealer, a boat manufacturer and so on and so on so he could try to get her to back door a set of Skaters windscreens for his boat.

Now he wants to come on the net as a manufacturer????
Apparently her company has integrity!:eek:

I was not nor never speaking of Mr. McCarthy in a negative manner. Sorry for the confusion Charley.

Wher'd ya go Jim ??? Still waiting on the Bustle pics that youwere sending and its been 1 week :cool-smiley-027:

Wow, I don't believe I asked for anyones tooling, to get a perfect fit I decided that the windshield needed to be built locally, so I could adjust if needed, I also wanted a lexan polycarbonate windshield instead of acrylic, for safety and strength. I'm extremely happy with the clarity of the windshields, they are as clear as my car windshield. The local optics company is building products for Harley Davidson, Bobcat, Caterpillar, Nascar, to name a few. They have a great reputation and offer the highest optic clarity in the industry. I'll be happy to post pics when my boat is completed.

Rik, you need to get your facts correct, the windshield we were talking about was off of a 32 Spectre, and I spoke to the owner of that company to see if he would have a problem if I used it, He said no problem at all, The windshield would not fit on my boat, so a custom windshield was designed me and the local optic company in a joint effort, yes we are a marine optic manufacturer, and I wanted a safer bulletproof windshield with their patented scratch resistant process, acrylic shatters

Wow Jim:

Today is a day of rest, but tomorrow is back to work and I promise to review all of your email requests and to be clear I have all of them that you sent from the Skater to Spectre projects. You were also sent photos as I send them to potential clients who are serious about using Aero Marine Products.

Thank goodness I spoke to Mr. Conrad before sending you anything and verified that he did not have any interest in you splashing his windshield. Sounds like you are saying you only wanted to do one boat but your other posts say differently.... Everyone has to learn from someone but I just prefer to know when I am dealing with a "marine optic manufacturer". LOL!

Speaking of Nascar, I just finished a (Acrylic Roof) Chevy Nomad for a gentleman named Rusty Wallace. People can check out the build on "Street Customs" TV show in May. We do quite a bit of work for West Coast Customs and TLC/Discovery channel. You should check it out!

Carman,no need to be so defensive. I have a Skater and working on a 36 Spectre both needing windshields. I called Scott because I liked the look of the 32's windshield, he said you made them and it was ok to call you to purchase one. I splashed nothing. between the engineers and myself we designed a new windshield, plug, mould, had it digitized, cnc'd, filed and built from scratch out of ballistic lexan with a proprietary scratch resistant film, uv inhibitors, to fit, retrofit config's of the canopy shape on most boats.you have a good product but I wanted something that could'nt shatter if hit.If the clarity of Percys windshields are good enough for Jeff Gordan and Rick Hendricks than they are good enough for me. I never questioned your product, this is not a challenge or contest here and if you took it that way I'm sorry, best of luck.

another Jim Darr saga...fess up..you've got it plastered all over the net that you were starting to manufacturing these windshields..and how you could make them for all manufacture's boat's..Now your back peddling...Get some help, and I mean that in a sincere way.

Jeff no back peddling here plastered all over the internet, you mean 3 sites , another jassman exageration.. We are making the windshields now, we are making 4 this week for1-mti, 2- 40 skaters and 1-46 skater, I'll be posting pics just to please all you non believers here on oso, Jeff {I've already spent several thousands of dollars on this, there has already been alot of interest in these windshields, owners like the look, safety, much better ability to see, and comfort for all passengers not getting blown away and able to talk at speed. why are you always so pessimistic

What are you afraid of??? Jim selling glass to other people or what?? Just alot of posts lately from you. Have you checked into the glass company who Jim is working with or just saw the pics of the glass shop?:drink:

No she is not afraid of what he is doing, she is merely pointing out how he went about it. His attempts to get his hands upon things others designs under false pretenses about who he purposes to be. Skater and Spectre to be specific.

As for her posting, well if we all have to have go through Jim’s post then I can see no reason why you in particular have an issue with her posting.:rolleyes:

I just hope Terry Sobo/ Trond don't read this....... They will feel so bad they didn't go with this product they will want to go shred their new 40-44-50 Roadster designs to go with this fantastic new product often duplicated but yet never seen. :eek:

If so many are already done why aren't any pictures out there?:rolleyes:

Maybe Pumpkin doesn't own a camera...:drink:

I cant post pics here, I posted them on boatfreaks, my windshield was my design from scratch, not a skater, nota spectre, I started with f16 canopys, lexan, screws, foam rigid, spray, alot of bondo, sanding, fiberglass, epoxy resin, flock, release, release wax, built the plug, mould, thetub, cast, digitized, cnc'd, filed, I've spent over 150 hours and nearly 15k on the windshield, It is my design for oem replacement applications of f 16 canopys on many boats, they are made of lexan not acrylic like nearly all others are made from, again Rik, I respect you and your business, just make sure you have the facts before you put someone down or make a false assumption, this was a lot of hard work and a very seccessful project, thats it, Jim

Jim, I did not say you didn't make your windscreen. I say and accurately so, you were trying to get Aero Marine to give you others designs using false representation. Own it and move on.

A camera ??? :eek:Any of these MTIs & SKATERS been completed to see what they look like ???

:crazy:

Good to hear she's not afraid.:drink:

Here's a small bit of news for you "You don't have to go through or post after anybodys posts". :rolleyes:Why are you so into this??
This must be the first time in history that somebodys time was waisted and was lied to.

Rik, you are incorrect, I never ask them for anything other than a 32 spectre windshield that I got Scotts ok to purchase, how is that false representation, Carman even spoke with Scott in Miami to confirm it was ok to sell me the spectre windshield.

And how does this thread have anything more to do with Bananas??.....either move it or delete it.

thx

As Charlie said, move or delete this. Time for you and Jim to show some respect.

As to why I am into this. I own the company he as trying to deceive. Jim knew this and I don't know why he did not tell you.

What's your issue?

Rik, what co. do you own, If its Aero, this is the first i've heard of it, I only spoke with a lady named carman, ownership of her co. was never discussed. your getting bad information from her

Now that the dust seems to have settled, I'd like to humbly say that we made the windshield and hatch on the Banana boat and we think it looks mighty fine... :kiss:

Charlie will be delighted to offer them.