Windblocks

[Grant_West]

Hey I know it cold out here in CA and if you dont already have one here some info on making a windblock I made one for like $70 Bucks
http://svtsupercharged.com/gallery/album02
It stops lots of cold air from rushing threw the boat, You might want to add it to your to do list for witnter projects.

[AbunDiga909]

couple questions...how did you make it? what materials/tools? how does it stay in place..snaps? how can i get one in a different color?

[Grant_West]

Ummmm I dont mean to be rude but did you just look at the photo and then ask the Questions? or Did you go to the link that I posted above and look at the How To that I put together answering all of your questions and are still confused????

[AbunDiga909]

:oops: My bad...i'm a dumbass...i'm an idiot...you have right to be rude...I thought your gallery would be just pics...Yup..i'm a dumbass... I'm gonna read what you wrote on it later and then i'll prob be confused again cuz i'll still be a dumbass.... **** i can be real stupid sometimes... :bang:

[lcap]

No one has the "right to be rude."

[Pratt]

Can you tell me what you usd for the track? Specifically what model, width, where did you get it etc?

[99ProAir]

Why don't you make them and sell them? I'm sure there are alot of people here that would buy one from you!

[Edwin]

looks great...I've seen one very similar to it, just can't seem to recall where :lol:

[actiondcpd]

That is the coolest thing ever. I'm going to have to make one of those too. We just use the cover on the front but this looks much easier!

[Grant_West]

Prat: I bought the tracks at Ultmate Water sports a Local Malibu Dealer the plastic tracks are the same in Every Malibu They cost like $40 for 2 of them


99 Pro Air, Thanks but No thank's If I had a dollar for every time some one told me to go into business for making the werid widgets i make, I would have like $20 bucks,

[lcap]

Whitechocolate

You have an amazing talent for making something good--great. The mirrors, Enzo speaker enclosure, and the windscreen are fantastic! Thanks for your willingness to help people like me, who don't have that talent to dare too customize.

[jhiestand]

Gotta hand it to Grant for originating the idea! I used a snap-on bow cover in the past but it's such a pain to install figured I'd give the windblock a try! Probably not as clean as Grant's, but I'm stoked!

[Grant_West]

Hey Nice job on the wind block. Thanks for the prop's, Hey A tip for you I had a bag that is made to cover the wind block and keep it scratch free when not in use. I store it on its side between the gunnal and the side pannels on the passenger side behing the netting. It fits against the wall and you dont even know its there and takes up no storage, If you dont like that spot it will also slide on its side between the side dash and the gunnal to keep it out of the way. Get a bag made for it the plastic will scratch real easy
http://svtsupercharged.com/gallery/album02/aan

[gotwake]

Nice work!

[bfinley1977]

did the plexy glass already have a bend in it or did you heat it up to make the bend at the top?

[jhiestand]

I did it the same way Grant did. Used cardboard as a template, taped the angle I wanted in the cardboard and then had a local plastics company cut and bend the plexy for me. I'm not exactly sure how they do it but I'd feel pretty certain they apply some heat to it in order to make the bend.

[Socbum]

I did it the same way Grant did. Used cardboard as a template, taped the angle I wanted in the cardboard and then had a local plastics company cut and bend the plexy for me. I'm not exactly sure how they do it but I'd feel pretty certain they apply some heat to it in order to make the bend.

J -- Who did you use? I may want to do the same over the winter.

[jhiestand]

American Plastic Distributors in Grandview, right next to Brazenhead did it for me. Did it pretty quickly and wasn't terribly expensive.

BTW Todd, haven't seen you down on Griggs any at all this season. Have you been putting in up at O'Shaugnessy or Alum?

[Socbum]

Thanks! I will order the tracks and plan on making it during the winter.

Joe --
I have not dropped in at Griggs this year. I have either been at Alum --Yuck!-- or Lake Cumberland --Smooth as Glass--. 6 1/2 hour drive and I'm there! Not something you do every weekend, but I have been down about 5 or 6 times this summer. Around here I have trouble finding a third (sometimes a second as well!) Gets a little frustrating when you have all of the equipment (even the boat) and you can't find the people to ride.

[jhiestand]

Agreed that Cumberland is the bomb but it's a tad too far a drive for me, at least with any regularity. On weekends we have glass from sunrise through 10:00 or 11:00 AM on Griggs. Not sure why folks can't seem to get going early on weekends, but it's to my advantage! PDT_001

That is the pits, though, you can't always find a 3rd. I can certainly understand the situation as about five years ago I was almost willing to PAY people to go out with me! As luck would have it I encountered a few hardcore riders over a July 4th weekend a while back and got absorbed into a whole crew that loves to get out on the water. Now I can almost always fill my boat to max. Definitely a good setup!

Let me know if you decide to tackle that windblock.

[jhiestand]

Finishing touches just in time for winterization. Picked up the bag for storage just this weekend so the windblock doesn't get too scratched up. Once again, another idea pioneered by Grant!

[Grant_West]

what the heck" That thing is PIMPIN. Joe where did you get that? is the N logo embroyerd on the cover?

[jhiestand]

Thanks Grant! Uh, would you believe my mom did it for me? A local shop embroidered the N logo on it. I also had them put the N on my bimini cover.

[AbunDiga909]

Wait can you do that, for copyright reasons? I wanna get a patch like that also, I wan't get it sewn onto the back of my ski jacket for the winter...

[jhiestand]

I contacted CC a while back about getting permission to reproduce their logo for similar reasons and they said no dice. However, they also said as long as there is some minute difference in the copied logo it was ok. It's pretty difficult to notice in the pic, but the arc that goes through the N isn't exactly the same (the silver and gray are reversed).

[AbunDiga909]

Haha nice way to get around it.. So is that digitized now as a file, or was it done by hand?? Do you think any taylor could put the "NAUTIQUES" logo on something just by looking at a printed copy on paper?

[jhiestand]

Digitized as a file. I'm not sure if tailor could do it by hand or not?