Broken Walkthrough Windshield - Need replacement

[LawyerMan]

While out at the boat yesterday I accidentally let the windshield open too fast and slam down, and it shattered. I got all the glass cleaned up, which was one very tedious job, but now I need to find a replacement. It's just the walkthrough part.

Where can I find one for my 270 SLX?

 

[DiSH]

Sea Ray maybe? If not, any reputable glass shop should be able to cut you a replacement and install it in the existing frame.

 

[paulswagelock]

They are tempered glass. If flat, some glass shops will take measurements and send out to have a tempered piece made. Do not replace it with standard glass.

 

[LawyerMan]

Looking at some photos I have of my boat, it looks like the windshield is curved. Can someone confirm that?

 

[BillK2632]

Most are curved - Taylor Made made the windshield. I would start by calling SeaRay - afraid your going to find it expensive to replace. Once you know the part # I would check eBay, Great Lakes skipper, etc.

 

[Nehalennia]

Taylor Made Have your make, model, HIN and if there's a # on the Taylor Made windshield handy. Be prepared, it's not cheap.

 

[kvduff]

Ouch that is going to coast some coin. On my old 240 taylor made wanted like something over 900 for the replacment. I ended up having a piece of lexan cut and used it until I sold the boat.

 

[paulswagelock]

I looked today. There is some curve to it, but I do not know if it is so much that a flat piece wouldn't work.

 

[DiSH]

I looked today. There is some curve to it, but I do not know if it is so much that a flat piece wouldn't work.

You will probably have to take it to a glass shop to know if a flat piece will work. That said, it may look odd if flat and it's supposed to be curved. Boat parts are pricey. I just spent $1700 to have my sunpad completely rebuilt after it flew off on the way home from the lake and got pulverized on the Interstate. About $1K of that was labor. If they don't make the part anymore, double the price of what it would normally cost.

 

[blaster]

You will probably have to take it to a glass shop to know if a flat piece will work. That said, it may look odd if flat and it's supposed to be curved. Boat parts are pricey. I just spent $1700 to have my sunpad completely rebuilt after it flew off on the way home from the lake and got pulverized on the Interstate. About $1K of that was labor. If they don't make the part anymore, double the price of what it would normally cost.

Do you have insurance? You may be able to file a comprehensive claim and be reimbursed.

 

[LawyerMan]

Do you have insurance? You may be able to file a comprehensive claim and be reimbursed.

I do, but I'm not going to make a claim for something less than $1k.

 

[chrishick]

I had the same thing happen on my 260 Sundancer. It looked curved, and maybe it did have a slight curve, but I had a flat piece made and it looked fine. The only time you will notice a difference is when wearing polarized glasses. The factory glass has something in it that shows when wearing the glasses.

 

[LawyerMan]

I had the same thing happen on my 260 Sundancer. It looked curved, and maybe it did have a slight curve, but I had a flat piece made and it looked fine. The only time you will notice a difference is when wearing polarized glasses. The factory glass has something in it that shows when wearing the glasses.

EXCELLENT. I will try this first.