Princecraft VENTURA Plexiglass Acrylic Boat Windshield Repair

Way better than New

My 2024 Princecraft Ventura 192 came with a Polyacrylimide windsheld. The curved shape included a bend near the top that served as a Wind Deflector and Stiffner. The bend caused severe visual distortion that resulted in a blind band across the full width of the winshield which at some point caused problems to everyone who operated the boat. Rather than try to live with this safety problem I ended up working with Flexa A Fab to build a replacement windshield using a Scartch Resistant Polycarbonate. The polycarbonate is much stronger and allowed for constuction of the windshield without the need for the bend at the top. We also added several inches more height to compensate for the loss of the wind deflection provided by the bend. Elimination of the bend at the top eliminated the blid spot. I still have to test the new windshield "on the water and at speed" however my initial impression is that the visual clarity is excellent and that removal of the bend has eliminated that blind spot. I did se and view is excellent. I did send the windshield and aluminum track to Flex A Fab to ensure that the windshield would fit the console properly. The only minor glitch was that the support bracket holes were undersized by approx. 1 mm and I had to ream them to accept the original fastners. Everything else fitted precisely making for a simple reinstall.