Pre-56 windshield frames

I am looking for a set of (3-pieces)windshield frames as used on the pre-1956 CC's. If you have a set or know where I might find them please send a reply to this forum.

Thanks, Cptn Rich

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Thanks very much for the response. My boat is a dual cockpit model with seating fore and aft and I do have one set of frames for the front that I could use to for sand casting. I've done this before for another project but thought I would try to purchase them before going this route.

Capn Rich

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I believe it did but it's hard to know for sure. I can see screw holes where the aft windshield would have been and when I got the boat from the previous owner, he gave me a set of frames that he had removed. However, they do not match the ones on the front. In fact, they are bare aluminum not chromed bronze.
With so little information available on the boat I don't know for sure if there was a rear windshield originally or if someone added one after the fact.

Cptn Rich

Cptn, I keep looking at the pictures you've posted and am wondering is it a Correct Craft?

Cptn,

http://www.cla$$icboating.com/Windshield_brackets

You will find the winshield bracket here. The rough (very rough) castings are about $480.00 These are from A&A Marine and they are the people who bought out the old Century boat.

Cptn, I just tried to copy and paste the above and had problems. You can get to it by going to centuryboatclub.com and then use the link to A&A on the right side of their main page.

Someones got to send me to computer school!!!

Pete Copy and paste wont work because of the $$ signs in cla$$icboating

Pat

Cptn, I was able to copy and paste the overall photo of your boat and forward it to one of our Guru's in the Blackhawk chapter of the ACBS. I'll post the results. I really don't think it's a Higgins since I have never heard of them building a planked boat. It could be a one of a kind. We in the ACBS have been seeing alot of them pop up in recent years as the supply of restorable boats dwindle. Most of the old boats are in the hands of boat brokers now and most of the "reasonable" priced ones are "Grays". A Gray boat is one that has been out in the field unprotected so long that its color is gray. They are basicly being used as pattern boats to remake a new boat with new wood. Are you a ACBS member? If not, you should consider it since it is a great organization plus a valuabe resorse for finding parts and info.

Cptn, I'll go along with what the pres. of the Higgins boat club says. I, like many other people have not heard of nor seen a planked boat produced by the Higgins boat co. I'm now as interested in the outcome as you probably are. I hope someone can solve the mystery.

Pete,

I have heard nothing yet and have left several messages for the Pres. He may have had to take it to higher authority.

I don't have a 2007 directory yet but we should be in it. My wife didn't pay our dues for 2006 and we were omitted from that issue. I have a 2004 directory on my desk and we are listed on page 157 of that one. Don't know where my 2006 is.

As for the feedback on the PT boat...the person providing feedback may want to vist the save the PT Boat WEB Site at http://www.savetheptboatinc.com/
which is the official web site for Higgins, PT boat 658 and documents its' restoration back to original factory specs. There are also several other sites on the internet which have period photos of Higgins as well as other PT boats such as Huckins and Elco which were not planked.

Cptn Rich