quality time
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- Oct 30, 2007
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- Boat Info
- Miss Stress
2006 50' Post
- Engines
- Series 60 Detroits
The biggest difference in this type of design (as we see on some older DAs like 380...44..480..) is that it at least has 3 separate sections. This makes the actual glass surface smaller and adds supporting structure inbetween. I think this is the best way to find the "golden middle" between design and functinality.
I can't tell you much details other than it looks and feels very solid and I'd say meant to take a big hit head on as well. The other part that I like is that it's all sectional (3 front sections and 3 side sections on each side). So, you have much bigger chance that not all will fail and replaicement cost won't be astronamical either. I don't know how it is on the Vikings and other brands, but single window of that size just scares me in terms of replacement cost.
This is the only info we get from the parts manual:
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The only "glass" on the front of that Viking is fiberglass. The mask is just painted black to imitate a windshield.