reaching out for advice

trumanlake

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I can't believe there is no help when it comes to replacing or finding a replacement windshield and frame, that was damaged in a storm. Is it common place just to total out a boat because of that? That seems so senseless. Have contacted the leading mfg. of windshields, no help. Contacted the manufacturer of the boat, no help there either. It seems like everyone's reply is to just buy something else.
 
It is a "feature" of boats that they are ( very ) short production runs. It is unusual to sell "tens of thousands" of a particular make, model, style. That means that for most boats, "things that don't break" are generally made to order, in the exact quantity for the production run. There are no "spares" manufactured.

About the best you can do is "find something available that will fit" or have a replacement custom manufactured, just for you.

It is simply the way modern boating works.

In past days, all boats were "one offs", everything on board was custom fit to that one boat, but there were craftsmen all over the place who could do such work. ( and re-furb your kitchen at the same time! ).

Which is why you get the standard reply, "find something that fits/works". It is the only rational cost effective thing to do.

If there are many boats in the same make, model, year as yours, possibly you can find a junk one. More likely, the junk ones are abandoned somewhere, sunk, or have met up with a chainsaw/sawzall. Which, brings us back to "find something that will cover the hole and you can paint over it kind of response.

Only other potential solution would be to contact a company such as Piedmont Plastics, who sell to small production boat mfgrs, and they might be able to point you at someone who would welcome the work.

Good luck.
 
Taylor had given me a quote to custom make mine as a one off.
If they have the plans they will do it.
I ended up having a metal guy fabricate the brace I needed.
 
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