Windshield posts?

[FliesAndFloats]

I did something ignorant and I think that I got lucky as I just didn't know any better. I have a Maxum 2400 SD with a walk-through Taylor-Made wrap around windshield like all bowriders have. I was out in the gulf and hit a wave just right with the windshield open and it slammed shut. Fortunately it didn't break, come loose or injure me and now I keep it closed when under way. However, I think I damaged the standoff posts holding the windshield as I can lift it and the bolts that go into those standoffs can pull out. Are they supposed to do this normally or do I need to buy new standoffs?

 

[GA_Boater]

What standoffs are you referring to? The rotating clips used to hold the center section closed? Got a pic?

 

[jbcurt00]

I think he's referring to the 2 legs that hold the side panels of the windshield upright in either side of the operable panel.

 

[roffey]

I been fixing computers for 30 years and never knew the plastic legs the motherboard sits on are called standoffs. learn something new every day

 

[roffey]

if you google standoffs you will get the idea, I had to, LOL.

 

[GA_Boater]

These? Never heard them called standoffs, which are nothing more than spacers.


Are the bars loose on the consoles, the windshield frame or both? The hardware may have pulled loose from the consoles. You could remove the screws, fill the holes with epoxy, re-drill and re-fasten the screws. Use the next screw size up if the aluminum frame end is loose.

 

[roffey]

Well there you go, the standoffs for boats are nothing like the standoff for computers and there is something the mobo sits on that is called a standoff

 

[JASinIL2006]

I did something ignorant and I think that I got lucky as I just didn't know any better. I have a Maxum 2400 SD with a walk-through Taylor-Made wrap around windshield like all bowriders have. I was out in the gulf and hit a wave just right with the windshield open and it slammed shut. Fortunately it didn't break, come loose or injure me and now I keep it closed when under way. However, I think I damaged the standoff posts holding the windshield as I can lift it and the bolts that go into those standoffs can pull out. Are they supposed to do this normally or do I need to buy new standoffs?

Don't feel too bad... I did that, too. Only I broke one of the latches that hold the window shut...

 

[bruceb58]

I never run with my windshield open. If you like to do that though, you should be able to attach a strap that snaps back to your windshield to hold it in place.

 

[JimS123]

I can lift it and the bolts that go into those standoffs can pull out. Are they supposed to do this normally or do I need to buy new standoffs?

If the standoffs aren't bent you don't need new ones. If they are, merely straighten them out. If the bolts are loose tighten the nuts. If in fact they are screws buy bigger screws or replace them with bolts. If all else fails fill the holes in the fiberglass with epoxy and then redrill and install the screws again.

Whether they are bolts, screws or pop rivets, no fasteners are intended to wiggle.

 

[roffey]

If the standoffs aren't bent you don't need new ones. If they are, merely straighten them out. If the bolts are loose tighten the nuts. If in fact they are screws buy bigger screws or replace them with bolts. If all else fails fill the holes in the fiberglass with epoxy and then redrill and install the screws again.

Whether they are bolts, screws or pop rivets, no fasteners are intended to wiggle.

X2, great advice