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mollyjess
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 07 Aug 2013 : 17:15:58
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| Hello everyone. We have decided to keep the boat after all and put her on the Broads. I have two questions The front windscreen is awful when the sun shines (crazed Perspex!). I have to hang out of the side of the boat to steer! I can get some new glass cut using the existing as a template. But how to get it out? Can I just dismantle the aluminium frame from the top (the little nuts seem free) and perhaps the side frame and pull the window out? I will keep the original triangular side perspex. Any tips would be very helpful. The second question - The boat in on a decent trailer. I have a Volvo V70 estate 2.4 non turbo petrol. Will it do the job? 300 mile trip (Wales to Norfolk) no major hills - apart from the grind up Birdlip! (Sth of Cheltenham). Or can you recommend a Person -with a chunky Tow Car who can. As always looking forward to your advice. Many thanks. |
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Knighty
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Aug 2013 : 20:16:05
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Should just be okay towing as spec on your car says max 1600kg with a braked trailer. A 20 bare is 830kg, 50kg or so for a smallish outboard but add on 100 or so cwt for other boaty stuff, trailer weight around 2-300 more so probably around 1300kg.
Thought the 20 had all glass windscreen? |
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merlin
United Kingdom
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cliveshep
Thailand
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Posted - 08 Aug 2013 : 07:11:51
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Windscreens on 20's should have been toughened (tempered) glass so probably a previous owner met a bridge and replaced with perspex.
The cost of boating is insignificant compared to costs of a young wife and two teenage kids! |
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james12345
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Aug 2013 : 11:44:50
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| My 20 has perspex, and like yours it was near impossible to see through when the sun hit it. Following advice I'd seen on here, I used T-Cut, which has improved things no end. Well worth a try for very, very little expense. |
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mumsie53
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Aug 2013 : 08:01:24
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yep, I used t-cut on a deep scratch/scuff in our caravan window, took a while but it was deep,worked a treat..
Pam
"growing old is compulsory, growing up however, is purely optional" |
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tigtog
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Aug 2013 : 08:24:02
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| I use to have a p plate Volvo v70 cd estate, towed my norman 20 no problem. |
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mollyjess
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Aug 2013 : 14:21:55
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| Thanks everyone for replies. Will try the T cut first - nothing to lose! Nice to hear the old Volvo could do the job. Will report back. |
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Norman 20 - Change the front windscreen glass?
