TOPIC: 1962 Arkansas Traveler Vanguard cuddy winshield

Im looking for the front windshield for the cabin for my 62 Arkansas Traveler Vanguard '17. It seems to be a rare boat to find and ive been searching for awhile for a replacement. Does anybody know where i might find one? Please email me with any information you may have thanks Jerry

Very good looking cruiser Jerry. Welcome to FG, and good luck with your search for a windshield.

Great boat! You probably won't be able to find a new one. What usually has to be done is to remove your current windshield and take it to a large plastic sign supplier that vacume forms signs. They can use the original as a mold and make a new windshield to match. Usually runs around $350 and up from what I've heard others say.

If it's just cloudy and not broken you should be able to polish it up fairly easy. Here's a link one of our members posted on the process he used for polishing.

www.fiberglassics.com/restoration/windshield-101-shining-up-that-old-windshield

thanks for the info, unfortunatly the windshield is cracked completly from one side to the other, ive polished it with mcguires 2 step polishing compound for lexon. Ive take it out when i first got the boat and took the windshield to two glass dealers in my area, they wernt able to help me, Ill continue my search thanks

Very cool boat...

A good resource for replacement windshields is UPD plastics-

www.updplastics.com/

If you can't find anyone local, they can probably help you out.

thanks, ill check em out.

This is a very old thread.. I hope to tap someone on the shoulder.. I've used this forum many years back as I was working on my Performer Seven Seas.. I have passed that boat on to a new person to finish the restore. I've had no intentions of another boat.. But a 1962 Arkansas Traveler Vanguard has just come out of hiding ( very close to me) due to the flooding here. Wow.. very cool. It was used for fishing even last year.. 2017. Yes it's all there and even has a top. It's part of an estate.. so no sure what the price is.. I'll start a new thread.. if it finds it's way home..