Windshield for 59 or close Texas Maid

[Bass Runner]

I am looking for a windshield frame for a 16' 1959 Texas Maid Fiesta does anyone have one they will part with or know where I might look, that's about all i lack for my restoration i am working on. A 18' windshield will work also, here are some pictures of the boat in case some of you don't know what it is. Thanks. Texas Maid Pics.

 

[Solittle]

Re: Windshield for 59 or close Texas Maid

My guess is that you will have to design and fabricate one. Not many folks will have a spare 35 year old windshield frame laying around.

 

[Blk-n-Blu]

Re: Windshield for 59 or close Texas Maid

Bass Runner,I recently searched for a windshield for a friend and didn't find much out there.I did find a marine liquidator site that had some windshields and hardware http://www.greatlakesskipper.com try it.Good Luck

 

[Bass Runner]

Re: Windshield for 59 or close Texas Maid

Welcome to the forum Blk-n-Blu, thats a pretty good sight but they didn't have anything near wide enough to fit my boat, mine has almost a 7' beam it think this is going to be like finding hens teeth.

 

[bhalsdorf]

Re: Windshield for 59 or close Texas Maid

It's not always easy to find that stuff. You might try Taylor Made. They make windshields. They are expensive though. I myself am going to make my own windshield for my 1962 Cutter. In the process of making the form for it now. Have also found some aluminum channel I can use for the top edge.

 

[Bass Runner]

Re: Windshield for 59 or close Texas Maid

Thanks guys but i wanted to find an original windshild if i can but like you i'm not having much luck, but i guess i will just run it without one maybe i'll get lucky.

 

[bhalsdorf]

Re: Windshield for 59 or close Texas Maid

Well if you can find an original to take dimensions from you can make one just like it. I made 2 exact coppies of the windshields on my 1958 True Ski. Can't tell the old from the new except for the old one's being badly weather cracked. I have even made some from pics and a few dimensions from the boat.

 

[Bass Runner]

Re: Windshield for 59 or close Texas Maid

I wish whoever had this boat before me had not thrown the one off this boat away, the only one i have found is in Austin Tx. It is a 1959 18'tahiti Texas Maid with a 85 Johnson for $600 gads I hate to drive that far to buy a complete boat just to get a windshield frame then still have to get new plexiglass cut and formed.