Boating Sunglasses

abalmuth

abalmuth

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Ok – it's that time again to look for a replacement pair [:-shades]

So what do you guys have and why did you chose them?
 
To me the brand doesn't matter, but they have to be polarized and block UV-A and B.
 
Costa Del Mars, preferably with glass lenses, although the carbonate lenses are pretty good, too. Prescription lenses if you need them.
 
Maui Jims - My first pair is an MJ Sport Sunset model in the gray lens which is great for bright sun. Liked them so much I sprung for the Sandbar Shield model in the bronze lens. Bronze is good in lower light.

All MJs are polarized. Great optical clarity and comfortable to wear. I sometimes forget I have them on.

Mike heard me rave so much about them, he got a pair this year as well. His is MJ Sport Offshore model.
 
i love my costa's so much so that i bought a dealership.

i agree maui jim's are nice...but i think bang for buck costa's are teh way to go....they even are great in there warranty division.
 
Maui Jim's...I prefer a glass lens over plastic. I chose a style that has a slight wrap which is great at cutting out side glare. Maui Jim has a first-rate customer service policy and stands behind their product.

Best sunglasses I've ever owned.
 
My Maui Jim's ($250) fell apart after 3 years. I contacted the company about sending them in to be repaired. I was told they were out of warranty. The repair cost was so high that I threw them into a drawer and forgot about them. Maybe I'm not being fair, but I wanted to assume that when I overpay that much for sunglasses, that the "warranty" would last longer than the frames...
 
Have 2 pairs of Maui Jims, wife has 3 all have glass lenses wouldn't wear anything else.
 
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My Maui Jim's ($250) fell apart after 3 years. I contacted the company about sending them in to be repaired. I was told they were out of warranty. The repair cost was so high that I threw them into a drawer and forgot about them. Maybe I'm not being fair, but I wanted to assume that when I overpay that much for sunglasses, that the "warranty" would last longer than the frames...

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I dropped Maui's on the sidewalk...chipped the lenses. This was a couple of years after purchasing them.

Sent the glasses and a check for $68.00 and they replaced the lenses,cleaned up the frames (probably replaced the frames) and shipped them back.
 
Fisherman Eyewear. I don't need corrective lenses. The lens are plastic, but very low distortion. Lightweight and comfortable to wear all day long. They can get beat up after a year or so but for $15 I just replace them. Excellent polarization. Can be found in sporting goods stores and drug stores. For some reason I loose the the $75+ glasses after a couple of weeks while the inexpensive glasses seem to stick around forever.

http://www.fishermaneyewear.com/polarizedeyewear/Fisherman+Eyewear
 
Mike, that's probably about the same amount they quoted me, but in my case, it wasn't abuse or accident, they simply fell apart. I guess that's why I was soured on them. I still haven't thrown them away though, so maybe I'll send them in and who knows - they could choose not to charge me?
 
I forgot the other issue: the polarization makes the LCD instrument displays (5 of them) appear blank, so on all but the "glariest" days, the UV-only cheapies are easier to wear.
 
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Originally posted by SLW

I forgot the other issue: the polarization makes the LCD instrument displays (5 of them) appear blank, so on all but the "glariest" days, the UV-only cheapies are easier to wear.

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I have that same problem. Tilting the head a little will cancel the polarization.
 
I have prescription lenses, so need to get my eyes checked and then decide on which of the two brands to go with. Until then, I use what we used to use in Remote Control Aircraft flying. They are called Zurich's and are not that fashionable. However, they do go over prescription glasses and are great in bright sunlight. I have also tried everthing from clip ons, to other cheap fit over glasses types.

There, however is a little known law of physics regarding sunglasses. "The length of time you keep a pair of good sunglasses is inversely proportional to their cost."
 
Panama Jack black frames, $9 at Walmart. Sometimes they leave black marks on my temples. Work great.
 
On newer instruments, most seem to be polarized in the same direction as sunglasses, so it won't make them disappear. If the polarization of glasses and instrument are 90 degrees apart from each other, they will disappear.

AS for sunglasses, I like Maui Jims with glass lenses.
 
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