The moldings are a little more tricky. it involves annealing extruded aluminum stock and then shaping it around a wooden buck. the following photos show the process i used to bend aluminum for the windshield moldings. photo #1. this is the size aluminum i used for the moldings of my windshield. 1"x1" angle and 1/4"x1/2" channel aluminum.. Ebay determines this price through a machine learned model of the product's sale prices within the last 90 days.. Build a boat windshield you may also question in the event you should buy plans for small plywood boats or buy the whole boat package. that all truly depends on just how much effort and time you would like to place in developing your boat..
For most boat owners doing their own work, plexiglas is a better choice as it is easier to get and easier to work with. either material is sold in a wide variety of thicknesses, colors and sizes.. A wooden buck or the base that the windshield will fasten to will work. i made a buck out of 2x4's for this demo, but i used the base of the windshield to make my original moldings. continue. An unfortunate accident ripped the windshield off my 18' white skiff. the po tried towing it with its full cover in place and the wind's pull yanked the whole windshield off..
