they make vinyl with 6mm foam already glued on. a whole lot easier than dealing with an entire roll of 6mm thick foam
the plastic trim for the taylor made windshields is not that expensive. I went with RV screw trim (similar, however available in white)
Taylor allegedly claims my trim is NLA is the problem. I took pictures a while ago and reached out and that was their response. I am hoping to take some measurements and find something close enough so I don't have to care as much... The other issue is the black spacers that hold the glass in the frame have deteriorated too. They shrank maybe 2 inches all around and the glass itself sits looser than I'd like within the frame so that needs to be addressed too. Being there have to be nearly millions of that exact panel out there, I think the lady I was speaking to just didn't want to deal with it that day.
Good point on the backed vinyl, hadn't thought of using that. Hopefully I can find something that is close enough in color to everything else.
Sounds great. I am doing a few upgrades to my old boat, most will be done in the spring, I am going to take it back to the 'glass shop that painted it in Imron 13 years ago and have them replace the stripes and replace all the old FW Logos with reproduction ones plus the name we never put on it. Next is a new fishfinder GPS Garmin unit to replace the 11 year old one that cuts out randomly lol. After that a new sound system, I want one with the bare minium of buttons etc for ease of use underway. And if I get motivated I will replace the sloppy old OMC remote control with the Seastar unit I bought years ago and never installed (lazy me). Also did another oil analysis and all is still good with the old 4.3, and did a compression test (all between 160-170) and scoped the inside of the manifold/elbow joint (still good).
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Funny enough, your windshield is nearly identical to mine. Same divider on back and all. I am pretty comfortable saying the reason mine leaks is because, unlike yours, the cockpit cover snaps are affixed to the top of the glass. So thinking years of trailering with basically a parachute and just general use worked it loose. (it is a little loose now on the sides.) I know it wasn't that bad last year but all the vibrations from grinding probably didn't help either....
I didn't pull my oil since I did it so late in the season, next spring after the first couple runs I'll change it. Should have ~70 hours on it. Curious if the 4.3 will still be shearing it down and how the wear numbers are.
