Anyone know a place in New Jersey that can fabricate a windshield for a B-28 Bat Boat? It is basically a rectangle with a slight curve. I need it 3/8" polycarb with some kind of hard coating on it. Racing Shields in Indiana can do it but I really need to ship the windshield out there and don't want to have to do that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated...the season here is coming fast!
doug

Doug: Been following your accounts of your boat. What's the latest and greatest with power and drives? I'm considering buying a used 28 and have several of my own race motors for possible power alternatives. As I can fabricate most of my own parts, I was merely curious to how your entire experience with the boat has been. skiffnbuck "Capt Nemo"

I Whipple Charged my B-28 last summer. The boat's top speed with the Volvo DPX HP500 was 86mph. After the charger, my top speed was 96 but I was hitting the rev limiter. I have the DPX-A drive and put the biggest F-4 props on it but they were not enough. Rather than change the drive I had the props worked on by BBlades this past winter adding a bit of pitch and some cup so hopefully I can get over 100. As far as the boat experience, the boat handles like no other. I had the V-24 before this and that was like a sports car on the water. The B-28 can take bigger water and is more of a "family
" boat". Just have to convince my wife of that!

And which B-28 are you looking at? Is it the black one with the wrap- around windshield and rearbench seat?

Actually the props are E-4's.

Did you ever find somebody in N.J. to do your windshield? Doug

I found a plastics company in south New Jersey and sent them a template. They cut a windshield from 1/4" (or was is 3/8"?, I forget) scratch resistant polycarbonate with a gray tint. At first I was worried that I should not have ordered the tint thinking it may be too dark but when I received the windshield, it looked great. An employee delivered the windshield in his car-it just fit inj the back seat! I just removed the existing windshield which was scrartched and hazy, terrible to see through, and used that as a template to drill holes in the new polycarb. Then I just masked off a few inches around the edge and painted it black with special poly paint. I ordered SS black oxide truss head screws and used poly washers under each screw and SS acorn nuts on the back side. The windshield is not perfect optically but was a much cheaper alternative than ordering one from Racing Shields who wanted to make a piece and bend it to form then coat if with non-scratch.
Check out the videos I just uploaded to youtube of a VHS tape I received when I purchased my B-28 used. It is "Ocke Mannerfelt B-28 B24 Armada Promo" in 3 parts.

Thanks Doug, Could you tell me the name of the Co. in south Jersey. I need a piece made. Doug

The place is E&T Plastics with numerous locations. The woman I worked with was very nice. She sent me samples first and then followed up right through the delivery. Her name was Guerda in the
Mt. Laurel, NJ location (800) 328-5871. email me at [email protected] to communicate easier.