Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos

Posted by MaumeeMontauk on 12/15/22 - 10:14 AM

My 1990 Montauk 17 is in "Like New" condition. I am very "fussy" about EVERYTHING ! No apologies.

Over the years, the 3-sided 'wrap-around' plexiglass "wind-screen" or windshield became "crazed" -- looking straight-on it was clear but at certain sun angles there was the appearance of annoying "crazing" like millions of internal miniscule cracks within the plexiglass.

I found two names of suppliers but neither was nearby and shipping this reasonably large and possibly brittle (it wasn't) but I thought I would trace a pattern rather than trying to ship my windshield. I wanted an exact match and I wanted the few mounting holes EXACTLY POSITIONED! Fussy? Yep!

It was then that I saw an ad in a Lake Erie oriented boating magazine. I visited the shop listed and I talked to the owner "Jeff Hood". Judging from the article posted on his lobby bulletin board and talking to him--I found an equally fussy boat-owner and capable "manufacturing guy".

With the close of the boating season here in NW Ohio, I took my Whaler's windshield to ALLIED PLASTICS, INC.

He very promptly completed my "project" --not a big challenge based on the tooling I saw in his shop.

I measured and compared every aspect of the new to the old--EXACT DUPLICATE ! That's what this fussy veteran Whaler owner/operator wanted. Here's the info:
Jeff Hood -- ALLIED PLASTICS INC.; 3203 South Avenue; Toledo, OH, 43609 ; 419-389-1688 or his cell 419-810-4681 or (removed email as NO email addresses are allowed here)

Toledo (and Allied) -- very accessible (For fussy people like me) Ohio Turnpike and I-75 in NW Ohio. This is an excellent supplier for the "Discerning Whaler Owner" (sounds better than "fussy").

Edited by Joe Kriz on 12/15/22 - 6:51 PM