Hardware for First Gen Windshields

With a little help from Bruce Hart, I found the hardware for the first gen windshields. Taylor Made apparently still makes the hold down fasteners.

Bruce sent me this link for the mounting gasket http://www.boatersland.com/tay826500.html

And then I found the hold down fasteners are still made as well. http://www.boatersland.com/tay1607.html

Now if they would just make that windshield again....

Hope this is helpful to everyone

Jeff

Here is a link to a place that builds new windshields for first gens.....cheap! Less than $300.



http://www.updplastics.com/correct%20craft%20classic%201961%2017%20ft.htm

Yes, I believe you are correct about that TR. I just linked it as a price comparative. The windshield issues for these boats come up so often, I just thought I would start a common thread that these links could be found on.

windshield cost more than the boat?



john

Yes, but it's my understanding the ones Taylor Made have now are not the perfect fit for the first gens. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure I read that in the threads here somewhere.

Out of place would be closer I think.In my defence there were 2 different ones, the "Holiday" and the one I used the "Sportsman" which was shorter. I think the Holiday would have been much closer to the original,but very hard to visualize not actually having one to see in person first.

Here is the one I picked-



Here is the one I have now that is an original glass-

Looking at how it's stored,all scratched?

Nothing wrong with my glass. A little crazed under the gasket area but that's it. I was just missing the mounting gasket and hardware. I didn't even really know how it attached. Bruce put me onto the gasket and sent some pics and I found the hardware at the same place. I've seen the windshields for these brought up so many times I thought I would try to condense it into one place and put the links on where to find these little gems. I ran across the windshields when looking for parts for my M.C. I thought this would be a good place to post it.

SeaKing wrote: Hello, I'm restoring a 1959 SeaKing (Montgomery Ward) and I am having a terrible time locating a windshield. Mine would be perfect for a restore except for the 5 inch crack in the top. Anybody know how to fix that? It looks and measures the same as these Taylor Made Holiday windshields. Where did you find one? Everywhere I've looked says they are discontinued. Thanks, Jay

Jay

Have you called Taylor Made to make sure? I would try that first but here is a link to some guys that do custom work.

http://www.updplastics.com/correct%20craft%20classic%201961%2017%20ft.htm

Or you can wait a year when you really need one and have them go up another hundred     Mine was 290 + 80 shipping

Anybody have a link for the windshield mounts that go at the back of the windshield ? Or maybe some would call it the corners .