Windscreen for a single console?

[GordyP]

Has anyone put one on? I know Humbers have them.

I'm thinking of installing one on mine, it has the standard Halmatic single console that is similar on the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific.

Wadya think?

[bingomike]

My osprey had one fitted, stops a lot of the spray hitting back of the GPS etc and your face!!

Although the guy had taken it off when i bought boat, but gave me the screen.

I am currently using this as a pattern to make a new one. I am making it taller than the original.

I have bought the perspex and will post photos of how it turns out!!

Mike

[Pikey Dave]

I had one on my last boat which had a single seat jockey console, it came up about 10" above the level of the top of the console & worked great keeping a suprising amount of wind & water off. The screen was simplicity itself, basically a piece of lexan with 2 creases in it to go along the front & around both sides of the "dash"

[GordyP]

Is there somewhere that will make one up if i give them the dimensions, it will need to be shaped to fit the curve of the console?

[Kernow Buoy]

Originally Posted by GordyP

Is there somewhere that will make one up if i give them the dimensions, it will need to be shaped to fit the curve of the console?

Nugent's your man

[BogMonster]

Be interested to hear how you get on as I think the standard Osprey screen is going to be one of the things on my "needs to be changed list"...

[jefflee2k]

Couldn't be easier to make. Blow a heat gun over a 1/4" peice of Lexan where you want the seam to be and apply gentle pressure. It takes a while to get soft but then will start to bend pretty easily. You can also use a micro torch to smooth and clear up the rough cloudy edges.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by jefflee2k

Couldn't be easier to make. Blow a heat gun over a 1/4" peice of Lexan where you want the seam to be and apply gentle pressure. It takes a while to get soft but then will start to bend pretty easily. You can also use a micro torch to smooth and clear up the rough cloudy edges.

Yup, bolt the unbent, flat sheet to the front of the console, warm up the corners & bend it around the console.. Perfect fit

[GordyP]

So obviously the front of the console has a curve, if i bolted a sheet of Lexan to the console would i then have to heat the whole sheet to get it to follow the curve?

[nugent]

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=30825