Blume, need your help 28 windshield!
 

Blume,
Anyway to let Peter know there is real interest in getting windshields for 28's based on the thread. Need concept and price w
= orders! Help the little guys. I know he does not go on line.
It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I will talk to Pete and also Carman at Areo Marine to see what can be done. Along with a price range.

i 2nd the motion....

Thanks Blume. It needs to be able to be installed with no glass work!

ok

Carmen at Areo Marine is sending me some pictures of a windshield for a 28' to post to see what people think about it.
I was also told that a wrap around windshield might slow the boat down 5 mph and would be very expensive. I'm getting some info buy it's slow.

great to see this!!!! I'm very interested!!!

i have another guy who has made one that does not look too bad. If you are interested send me a pm with your email address and I can forward some pics to you. I would post but they were sent as part of the email context and I cannot figure how to pull them out to post.

We need to hurry Blume. Summer is coming!

blum.....pete has about 20 very SMALL quarter canopies stored in his pole building that would be perfect for the 28's............he would have to change the deck abit 2k -3k, graft them in, and if i recall we paid about 1,000$ for these little ones. my guess is it should not cost your clients any more than 5 k
thx chris

call jim styke he did it

Nice! The negative dihedral polycarbonate windshield is worth 15k alone jmo/. Again, nice work.

Spoke to Carmen yesterday and I am going to make a template of the top edge of the cockpit and send it to them. Had a good conversation with her. She is optimistic that they can come up with a piece that will have some sort of fiberglass base that would bolt through the top. I also conveyed that cost is a concern and that we do not have the budget of a 38'. She also said once the base is figured out they could make them as tall as someone wanted. It would be out of 3/8" material.
Stay tuned!

I agree!

Carmen is top notch in the windshields industry.

Very nice look ............. Carmen does do a great job ........ She knows her stuff !
Installation could be the next question $$ ?

that looks good, hard to tell from the photos but it looks like it will end up just about at the race hatch for those who have them

don't freak out on me , but what is wrong with the Aero-tek design ?

That was kind of what I envisioned , kind-of a MTI look, but much shorter

When Aero Marine comes out with one everyone should look at both and buy the one they like and is in there price range. Talked to Aero Marine today and they are designing one only because ya'll are asking for it. They are busy and it is the season and new boats are selling. A lot of effort is going into this for the 28' owners.

We appreciate their efforts! Who knows if the economy picks up maybe some of us will place new boat orders also! I will remember those who helped the little guy!
Thanks Blume for getting the word to them also.

MTI look???? I don't want my 28 to look like an MTI!!! maybe you should sell your skater and get one :party-smiley-004::lolhit:

Sorry for sounding irritated but every thread always has this unnecessary BS to them.

thanks blume...and that's a no BS thanks :lolhit:

If I understand correctly, Double Rigged is sending a pattern to Areo Marine of the top area were a windshield would go. Areo Marine is going to take the pattern and design a base that will fit on top of that area and the base will have a 3/8 inch windshield built on top of the base. Installation would be very simple, just setting on top and through drilled.

that's very simple and what I was looking for !

That's correct Blume. Will do it his weekend. I will overnight it to Aero. We would all like to have it for the summer. I am willing to do whatever Carmen needs.

You guys know if we get these nifty windshields we are gonna be able hear the wife tell us to slow the*#+¥ down!:lolhit:

There's pros and cons to everything.

It's all about risk versus benefit!

:lolhit: I don't have that problem she won't even get in the skater................yet :whistle:

I think you will be able to go faster as she will have that false sense of security until you take that first long jump out of the water!
Only other issue would be salt water on the windshield.... Need lots of rainx or will have to come up with washer system next.

just run in fresh water :p

After 25 years of me and my BS she is way too smart for that!
Actually she is a great copilot.

But seriously a windshield with good lines would be great I appricate everyone's effort.

I found this picture of a windshield, Carmin had a pic on fb.

Can't see much. Can she post a line drawing side profile? Going to make template today. Tks.

http://www.performanceboats.com/pb-o...t-project.html

I was thinking someone said they didn't like the flat plexi with the heavy corner brackets ??

Saw that pic on FB, looks like the windshield a guy in AZ had custom made for his 28. His 28 also had no rubrail, I believe it was for sale on OSO a while back.

Same windshield Joe from DBR has on his triple 28. His dad made those brackets. They had three sets and his friend got one of them. Nice find on the video. Looks like it needs to be a little higher. I am talking to Bob at Latham Marine about making some brackets as a back up plan. I did the template today and will overnight To Aero tomorrow. I am hopeful she will come up with something good. I think it should carry back past he front seat to make it look sleek. I think this will change the interest in the 28 a allow you to cruise at 85mph with ease!

guy I made the windscreen for said the wrong height really affects the ride alot, so it seems that it would have to rake far back and be tested for its possible affect on the handling of the boat.

what effect did it have. Slow down?

the longer and farther back it goes you would think it should put a little more down force on the hull, that would affect the pressure in the tunnel too. less bow lift?????