tawcat
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Anyone know of a good replacement blade? Problem I have is the front of our boat gets the late afternoon sun and in Arkansas it is scorching. Seems standard blades last maybe a season before they dry out and literally crumble.
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19" I thought they needed 20" blades. Thanks. Sure wish they made a synthetic one, I think they'd last longer.
Don/t you ever get caught out in the rain.Do your pull back so winder is easier.to clean.Got mine from WM...took old one in & they had an exact replacement, same manufacture, maybe ANCO. I've never used them in 6 yrs.
+1. Autozone. I bet the '05 320 is the same as the '05 340 - standard auto "J" hook blades.I think I went up 1" in size to cover a little more area. Looks like I could have gone up more, but I didn't want to get into any "wiper motor overload" issues!!
Maybe try some of the new Bosch or Rain X blades and see if they last a little longer...
Ditto, I replaced my last season with the "Rain X" brand, and they worked great. Especially when you are taking water over the bow in the heavy water we experienced in the ocean on our return from New York.
Looks like it was pretty warm in that pic. Do you keep your glass up all the time?
The “signature” picture was in May at the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. Our New York trip was in July and it was much too hot to keep the glass up. Trust me the Admiral and I got real wet on the return. It took us a little over 9 hours from the Hudson to Cape May in very heavy seas, not a lot of fun….. but it is all part of the adventure. :thumbsup:
Totally understand the adventure. Although we boat on an inland lake, 40,000+ acres, it can get pretty ugly when the weather sets in.
Our boating friends have a '08 330 and we have contemplated leaving our glass up year 'round. But here in Arkansas temps hit 100+ and the lake gets hot. We tried to figure out a way we could add velcro's to hold the glass open/up, but to date we haven't figured it out.
Just is nice to be able to close the front up when we get caught. One weekend we got caught out on the hook and it stormed for the 2 days we were out. Finally we had to give in and make our way back to the slip. We were drenched, the boats were drenched, and the Admirals were happy to be under cover and tied up, instead of bouncing around.
Just gotta love Mother Nature!!!!
I have several dock mates up here that sent their isinglass out to be redone and had a screen build in with a zipper for the rollup isinglass. It works well but really not for me as the part of the glass for the zipper would restrict your view a bit. It is an option to completely removing it though. If you are interested I can try and get some pictures….
Pics would be great. We have a good canvas shop that does excellent work.
I see what I can do, most are already put up for the winter here, but I will see if I can get some.