Windshield Template

[CaptPJB]

Rather than use a roll of vinyl tape and a heat gun for the curve I was thinking of cutting a windshield for my hull out of a vinyl faux carbon fiber sheet. My problem is getting a pattern or template to use, does anyone have ideas except trial and error? Was hoping to find a generic template I could scale.

[tiqueman]

Uhh, what hull?

[CaptPJB]

A DF 26 clone I believe it was called a Boogieman on Ebay. Picked it up from the swap shop here.

[Insaniac]

Rather than use a roll of vinyl tape and a heat gun for the curve I was thinking of cutting a windshield for my hull out of a vinyl faux carbon fiber sheet. My problem is getting a pattern or template to use, does anyone have ideas except trial and error? Was hoping to find a generic template I could scale.

I made this by starting with a paper pattern I traced and then cut out. There was someone on this forum who will make you a vinyl one (complete with drivers) if you give him the pattern. A guy in our club has a vinyl cutter so he made me this one in the photo.

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ndshield+vinyl

[Doby]

Black Paint and a bit of taping works..

[CaptPJB]

Hull is black and previous owner painted on a white windshield I do not like the shape and style it is too big. Was going to sand down cowl rattle can spray black then use faux carbon fiber for a smaller design windshield.

Just have had a problem making a pattern or template for it. Sounds like trial and error with a paper pattern is the way others have gone with this.

[Insaniac]

And fold the paper along the centerline so the pattern is exactly the same on both sides...

[CaptPJB]

And fold the paper along the centerline so the pattern is exactly the same on both sides...

Duh! Many thanks did not think of folding to get both sides even ( my lack of the obvious surpises me sometimes!), I think you have solved my problem!

Peter

[tiqueman]

I just use pinstripe tape and eyeball it while laying it down. Once its down and your happy, use 1/4 tape to overlap part of the pinstripe tape, then I follow it again w/ 1/2" or 3/4" tape and paper.

This is one of the hatches I make, so theres a frame line already there, but you get the concept. Ive done several boats usingthe pinstripe and eyebally method and they have all come out looking great.

[tiqueman]

Heres a couple I eyeballed

[sundog]

I have used black electrical tape in the past. Sticks as good as most vinyl decals. But it won't show up very well on black!