Charger DL 18 windshield, hardware, advise.

Chargerwilly · **Posted:** January 24th, 2014, 9:37 am

I have a connection with a glass supplier in Hamilton through a local shop here in the Falls. I can get shop rate on Lexan. What I need is a good shield for a template. I don't want to show up with some cardboard P.O.S. and come home and have to start cutting and grinding.

How many people out there want a new windscreen? If I can get an original for a template I can get an idea of what these are going to cost.

Let me know what's put there and how many we want and I'll see what I can do.

DoktorC · **Posted:** January 24th, 2014, 9:46 am

Does anyone know if the 16 is the same as the 18? I need a windshield for my 16 and I think I have one side that we could use to copy.

Dubber did you pitch your old ones?

LittleCharger · **Joined:** April 1st, 2012, 12:29 am **Posts:** 1444

DoktorC wrote:

Does anyone know if the 16 is the same as the 18? I need a windshield for my 16 and I think I have one side that we could use to copy.

Is that the last piece of the puzzle? All rigged and ready to go! :mrgreen:

dubber · **Posted:** January 25th, 2014, 12:54 am

DoktorC wrote:

Does anyone know if the 16 is the same as the 18? I need a windshield for my 16 and I think I have one side that we could use to copy.

Dubber did you pitch your old ones?

Unfortunately yes. I kept them for about a year thinking I would paint them red and then I got into one of my dump run moods. Sorry gents....

I wonder if they are the same - measure from the centre around to the edge and I will do the same.

Maybe Murph can post and let us know if they were the same?

Murph · **Joined:** March 29th, 2013, 10:08 am **Posts:** 96

Boats have different beams so Windshields are not the same size.
Personally after seeing Toms head hit one, inches from his jugular, no way am I putting one on.
A little to the right and he would have been wearing the center bar as a face piercing.
A guillotine waiting to spring, even a fall could set it off.
Going Fiberglass. :mrgreen:

So will Don's 16.

Head took the right, body took the left.
Lucky Dude. :cry:

DoktorC · **Posted:** January 25th, 2014, 3:05 pm

Murph wrote:

Boats have different beams so Windshields are not the same size.
Personally after seeing Toms head hit one, inches from his jugular, no way am I putting one on.
A little to the right and he would have been wearing the center bar as a face piercing.
A guillotine waiting to spring, even a fall could set it off.
Going Fiberglass. :mrgreen:

So will Don's 16.

Thanks for the info Murph. Are you going to make any FG windshields to sell? I think I'm still leaning toward the stock one but I could be talked into an all black glass one lol.

Chargerwilly · **Posted:** January 25th, 2014, 8:25 pm

DoktorC wrote:

Murph wrote:

Boats have different beams so Windshields are not the same size.
Personally after seeing Toms head hit one, inches from his jugular, no way am I putting one on.
A little to the right and he would have been wearing the center bar as a face piercing.
A guillotine waiting to spring, even a fall could set it off.
Going Fiberglass. :mrgreen:

So will Don's 16.

Thanks for the info Murph. Are you going to make any FG windshields to sell? I think I'm still leaning toward the stock one but I could be talked into an all black glass one lol.

I would go fibreglass too. One piece would be sweet. It doesn't matter to me since I have nothing. Optimally I would love to chrome vinyl it after. I've been debating 3M Dinoc Carbon too. Even if I get lexan I'll end up wrapping it eventually.

dubber · **Posted:** March 23rd, 2014, 11:11 pm

What's the good word on all these windshields? You guys good to go?

Chargerwilly · **Posted:** March 28th, 2014, 2:13 pm

I picked up 2 4'x7' sheets of lexan last weekend. I'm still looking for an original to copy from an 18' boat. I'm looing to make 3 pieces. 2 to use and one to keep as a template for future use as a template so we wont have an issue with tracking one down.
If anyone has evenone side of an 18' windshield let me know.

ps. I grabbed the lexan from a guy Smithville, near Niagara Falls. Found him on Kijiji. Search "lexan" in the area. he still has about 9 sheets left for $60 each.

dubber · **Posted:** March 29th, 2014, 10:10 am

That's great! It is a bummer that I tossed my old windshield now...

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