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Location: Bowling Green, KY | Hi, guys again. Is there any difference in marine grade carpeting like you'd use on a boat deck and the carpet they sell specifically for boat trailer bunks? Also like a big clumsy dummy I stumbled in my boat and hit the windshield putting about
a four inch crack from the top edge of my wind shield straight down. Is there any
kind of epoxy or even better something that would wick into this crack and seal it
or at least prevent its propagation? Thanks again, Roger London.
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Location: Kodiak, AK | What's your windshield? Glass? Plexiglass? Depending on the curvature of the windshield, you may need to stop drill it. And if you do that wrong, you can ruin the rest of the windshield. Often times that's about as good as you can get, depending on what material we're talking about. I don't know about drilling glass, but plexiglass can get tricky when drilling it. If there's still tension/torsion/shear/compression in the crack, no repair will stop it from continuing until the stress is relieved. If it's plastic, and you know what you're doing, you might be able to plastic weld it and it'll be as strong as ever, but you'd see the "scar" from welding it. It all depends on what it's made of and countours.
The carpet....I dunno. I go look at mine in the morning.
Jeff
Edited by esoxfly 8/9/2008 11:27 PM
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Sorry, duplicate post.....
Edited by esoxfly 8/9/2008 11:26 PM
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Location: Bowling Green, KY | The reason I asked about the carpet is I can buy marine grade carpet at Lowe's
for about 1/2 the price of "trailer bunk carpet" at the local boat dealer. I think
the wind shield is that smoke colored lexan. Thanks.. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | If your boat is aluminum, I'd think the Lowes stuff would be just fine. I dunno about fiberglass, I'd stick to the more pricey stuff just to be sure. On my aluminum boat's bunks, I just used indoor/outdoor stuff and it works OK. m |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | There's a saying in the parts industry that a screw will cost $1 for your car, $5 for your boat, and $10 for your airplane. Now there are of course differences in hardware from your car to a plane, but alot of things like some cotter pins, R-134, and 12 ga wire will automatically cost more from a marine supplier and even more from an aviation supplier. It may be the same stuff, only costing more.
That said, I agree with Mikie, if I was going to put new carpet on my trailer for my Ranger, I'd get the "right" stuff and not worry about scratching my boat or something like that. Heck, go ask the guy at the boat dealer just for giggles and see what he says. He may level with you, or he may in fact have a legitimate reason why his carpet is best.
As for the windshield, you can drill Lexan but you have to do it right. If you drill it too quickly, you can generate heat and split it even more. And it may not need to be stop drilled in the first place. If it was me, I'd leave the crack alone and see what it does for a while. If it stays put, I'd probably leave it. If it grows with heat and cool or if you tap on it and it grows, I'd look for solutions. But you may be better off with a new windscreen if you're interested in how it will look. What kind of boat? Got any pics? |
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Location: Bowling Green, KY | Here's a pic of my boo-boo. The boat is a 1997 Lowe Bass Striker, I don't even
know if I could get a new windshield for a boat this old.
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Oh, that's not bad, a piece of clear tape should hold it together. m |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Actually, that probably is your best option. |
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