Kurtster
Well-known member
I don't think I should categorize my project as a "real" restorization in that the project won't go much further than repaint and a little reupholster,
a new rubrail, and a little personalize customization {just a little} -- the boat doesn't really NEED anything, it's already been rebuilt and cleaned up last year,-- but I just love to throw away money I don't have
Anyway, enough of the blah blah blah....
I'm gonna start my redo thread by asking a help/question to my fellow forum members and checkmate owners, ---- I realize I'm about to ask about something that may and probably will cause a considerable polarization of opinions and ideas on this particular subject, however, it's what I want to do.
So, here goes, and to quote a comment I saw in another post recently ---- "I have my fire suit in hand"
On my 1988 Vision I have the typical 80's style windshield/windscreen for a performance boat, low and sleek with winshield glass {not painted or blacked out}.
My problem is {here we go} -- I don't like the real low sleek profile of the windshield, -- this is for a couple of reasons, --first I don't like the look, second, I'm pretty tall at 6'4" and the windshield/windscreen doesn't deflect the wind enough over my face/head.
I've already lowered the driver seat and that helped a little but not enough.
I'm gonna have another winshield installed at the custom boat shop where the project will begin in a couple of weeks {although the windshield will be one of the last steps in the project}.
I'm looking for a windshield design that will give me approx 4" increased height, -- the guys doing the project work said they could certainly customize a windshield to my liking but it would be very costly {approx $4000 for the glass / frame / install} - however they told me to ask the good people in the forum if maybe someone knows of another model Checkmate windshield of higher dimension that would actually fit on the Vision {maybe like an enchanter or an enforcer windshield}.
They said they would be able to alter the beam of a replacement windshield if need be.
I know a lot of you don't even like windshields at all, but maybe somebody out there has had a similar situation that can offer some ideas.
a new rubrail, and a little personalize customization {just a little} -- the boat doesn't really NEED anything, it's already been rebuilt and cleaned up last year,-- but I just love to throw away money I don't have
Anyway, enough of the blah blah blah....
I'm gonna start my redo thread by asking a help/question to my fellow forum members and checkmate owners, ---- I realize I'm about to ask about something that may and probably will cause a considerable polarization of opinions and ideas on this particular subject, however, it's what I want to do.
So, here goes, and to quote a comment I saw in another post recently ---- "I have my fire suit in hand"
On my 1988 Vision I have the typical 80's style windshield/windscreen for a performance boat, low and sleek with winshield glass {not painted or blacked out}.
My problem is {here we go} -- I don't like the real low sleek profile of the windshield, -- this is for a couple of reasons, --first I don't like the look, second, I'm pretty tall at 6'4" and the windshield/windscreen doesn't deflect the wind enough over my face/head.
I've already lowered the driver seat and that helped a little but not enough.
I'm gonna have another winshield installed at the custom boat shop where the project will begin in a couple of weeks {although the windshield will be one of the last steps in the project}.
I'm looking for a windshield design that will give me approx 4" increased height, -- the guys doing the project work said they could certainly customize a windshield to my liking but it would be very costly {approx $4000 for the glass / frame / install} - however they told me to ask the good people in the forum if maybe someone knows of another model Checkmate windshield of higher dimension that would actually fit on the Vision {maybe like an enchanter or an enforcer windshield}.
They said they would be able to alter the beam of a replacement windshield if need be.
I know a lot of you don't even like windshields at all, but maybe somebody out there has had a similar situation that can offer some ideas.
Instead of chopping down your seat post and laying on the floor while you drive, which to me sounds very uncomfortable, why not leave the boat as is "perfect" and upgrade when you can to a deeper longer hull with true bolsters that fits you? In my zt280 I really like the fact that I can stand fully supported by my bolster seat at WOT in heavy chop and comfortably sit down out of the wind and still navigate the waters. 
