Yourmomm 2 Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 Thanks for the thoughts. Crazyhorse I honestly thought you were taking the mick suggesting epoxying directly on top of canvas...and I like vorpal blade's idea to build the frame out of foam. I might make a hard dodger from scratch though, glassed ply. Easy enough to do, and make it look REALLY bad, though. Very difficult, I imagine, to get something I'd actually be proud of...(even more so, with canvas, I'm sure). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 The idea of glassing the canvas is where you have an old dilapidated dodger that is about to fall apart that was built originally for your boat. If starting from scratch then ply glassed over would be the way to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 246 Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 If I ever fitted a hard fixed dodger it would be along these lines. Clear as. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Plastic windscreens will last...3 years? At most? A decent sea will explode those? Decided to fire up the laptop and find a few pics. This is how ours went. 2011 we made it, still going strong. Island Time and nagy592 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 246 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Plastic windscreens will last...3 years? At most? A decent sea will explode those? Decided to fire up the laptop and find a few pics. This is how ours went. 2011 we made it, still going strong. Not plastic. http://www.rainier.com/boat-windows/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Looked like the normal clear film plastic used in most canvas spray dodgers. ("Glass-like clarity in both a polycarbonate and impact resistant acrylic substrate "). Polycarb I was told is not that UV resistant? That from "everything acrylic" in Drury who said go a special UV resistant perspex. Only issue is its prone to scratching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 246 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Crikey Crazyhorse for once I am speechless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yourmomm 2 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) Yeah that's crazy, crazyhorse. I think I may give it a go! It's certainly not going to look worse than what's on there atm, and I got loads of spare epoxy and cloth, so why not? Edited December 18, 2018 by Yourmomm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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