I am looking in to the feasibility of making an enclosure for an open boat and was curious what kinds of materials I could use for windows and the windshield. I thought of doing everything with fabric and clear vinyl so the set up was easily rolled up for storage in the off-season, but I would like to have rigid windows and maybe install windshield wipers too.
From what I read EZ2CY is probably the best material. However, I have a feeling it is going to be really expensive. I have some of the acrylic from the hardware store (lowes or home depot I'm sure) but it is not very impact resistant and I don't know how well it would hold up to sunlight.
What materials have you used? What is easy to work with? Or are all of the acrylics/lexans/EZ2CY's about the same?
Is there a thickness that would work best? What would be too thin?
From what I read EZ2CY is probably the best material. However, I have a feeling it is going to be really expensive. I have some of the acrylic from the hardware store (lowes or home depot I'm sure) but it is not very impact resistant and I don't know how well it would hold up to sunlight.
What materials have you used? What is easy to work with? Or are all of the acrylics/lexans/EZ2CY's about the same?
Is there a thickness that would work best? What would be too thin?