Dodgy Diver
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anyone ever fitted a fibreglass radar arch to a boat that was not fitted as std
I love the look of them and so usefull
thanks
I love the look of them and so usefull
thanks
radar arch retro fit
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Parabolica
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I have no experience of actually doing this retrospectively but if you are referring to wanting a composite arch designed and manufactured for your boat then anything is possible, as that’s the beauty of composites. If you go down this route then make sure it is designed properly by someone who understands composite manufacture and styling so that it looks like it belongs and to ensure that it is manufacturable to a good standard and remember, wherever you mount it to on your boat will need some reinforcing too, to prepare it for an additional loading that it wasn’t originally designed for but this is all fairly straight forward stuff for those that can.
Dodgy Diver
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was considering having a quote for it to be designed and installed . there is a decent boat yard that does major repairs
Parabolica
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I know people who can do this stuff properly but it’s obviously commercial money. Whats your budget and what are you trying yo achieve?
How about you doodle the look you want on a picture of your boat and post it up so we can take a look.
fred247
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stelican
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Anyone hazard a guess at cost £1500?
DavidJ
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I know you have specifically asked for fibreglass but have you considered a stainless steel alternative. I would worry about significantly changing the style of the boat away from standard and in consequence maybe reducing its value.
What‘s the boat?
What‘s the boat?
BartW
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Yes, what boat is it ?
I've done a very nice upgrade on my Karnic2660,
with a aluminium radar ach from "atlantic "
and is possible DIY
(only works on smaller boats)
I've done a very nice upgrade on my Karnic2660,
with a aluminium radar ach from "atlantic "
and is possible DIY
(only works on smaller boats)
Dodgy Diver
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it looks like it should have one , those pics are perfect
Dodgy Diver
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the boat is exactly the one on the first pic above. 235 vista
BruceK
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A fibreglass custom build may be quite expensive. Welding a aluminium box section and filling with bondo to get leading and trailing edge curves was an accepted alternative provided by many manufacturers in the 90's and is still relatively light.
DavidJ
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You might consider having it hinged. It’s a modification many river and Norfolk Broards folk go for to reduce height for bridges. Adds to sellability come the day and can’t add too much cost to your project.
fred247
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Parabolica
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^this.
Looking at the style required which has no double curvature or tricky form to cater too, the cost of making a pattern, tooling it then composite moulding it, means aluminium fabrication will be a lower cost route.
If determined to have composite though, you can go “direct to tool” with CNC but will need a full 3D CAD design drawn that can be exported in a suitable file format to work from and all of this will cost unless you know a very good friend in the game !
Aluminium is the way to go and definitely hinged too.
