Identify this mess please.
- Thread starter DAVA390
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Hallberg-Rassey sailboats and other boats built in Scandinavia often have fixed windshields. The windshield is a much better idea for a dodger because the glass is clear and vinyl even strata glass gets foggy and scratched over time, affecting visibility.
That being said, I don't think this is a H-R.
The raised area around the companionway is designed for a dodger, looks like the owner opted for a windshield as part of the dodger. Time will tell if he puts canvas on it.
Interesting design for the dinghy davits.
That being said, I don't think this is a H-R.
The raised area around the companionway is designed for a dodger, looks like the owner opted for a windshield as part of the dodger. Time will tell if he puts canvas on it.
Interesting design for the dinghy davits.
That's a case of " the more you wrap it around the pilling the better" knot..... oh you were talking about the boat?
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that rates right up there with 'The engine won't start. You'll have to get out and push"!
Looks like that contraption on the stern may be someone's idea of competition with our Handy Dandy Keel Wheels? Remember, the original Handy Dandy Keel Wheels are still on sale at the special boat show prices. Get yours while they last at this price.
I suspect brackets held solar panels in the past. Electrical wires hanging on the upright posts. Forward ports are dark tinted. Hatch was open,was 2 days ago also when I first spotted her.
I like the idea of a rigid windshield on a sailboat if it is done right. This looks like it was ripped off a power boat and bolted down. That opening in the middle is right off a bow rider and the curve doesn't really match the molded coaming. The opening does seem to work well for dropping the boom though 
The wheel is pretty far forward. Probably to stay clear of the VW Beatle that sits on the overhead rack.
-Will (Dragonfly)
-Will (Dragonfly)
Don't tell the owner about SBO... he'll want Phil to start up a forum for it
Here are a couple more boats with wrap around windshields.
Najad 380
Nantucket Islander 33
I'm not convinced the vessel DAVA390 pictured originally came with that windshield; it doesn't fit the cockpit curve well enough.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Najad 380
Nantucket Islander 33
I'm not convinced the vessel DAVA390 pictured originally came with that windshield; it doesn't fit the cockpit curve well enough.
-Will (Dragonfly)