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Can someone explain to me why some boat's pilothouse have a sneeze guard on the front of them.
Mine's is to keep the sunlight off the screen.
Can someone explain to me why some boat's pilothouse have a sneeze guard on the front of them.
But they are low and lean forward. How does that help?Mine's is to keep the sunlight off the screen.
Can someone explain to me why some boat's pilothouse have a sneeze guard on the front of them.
Which ones?
Gone through the pics several times and can't see what you are on about.
The acrylic window in front of the helm on the flybridge of many boats. It spans the entire bridge front. It leans forward and they are usually, clear, light blue, or tinted.Which ones?
Gone through the pics several times and can't see what you are on about.
The acrylic window in front of the helm on the flybridge of many boats. It spans the entire bridge front. It leans forward and they are usually, clear, light blue, or tinted.
Really?thats a wind screen
Really?
I'm not a flybridge fan, but I thought part of the point was to be up there in the wind.
But they are low and lean forward. How does that help?
The acrylic window in front of the helm on the flybridge of many boats. It spans the entire bridge front. It leans forward and they are usually, clear, light blue, or tinted.
My boat's not fast but at 7-8 kts, the venturi windshield deflects the windstream well above my head when seated at the FB helm. When I stand up, there's a profound difference.
yup, fo sho!....I'll never have one. I hate flying bridges..
Those forward tilted fly bridge "windows" are usually tinted, They are are for dimming the reflection glare off of shiny parts on front deck; as well as dimming sun reflections off the water's surface. They work well!
Mine does not.
It is called a Venturi. I think it’s just a styling thing....or somewhere to attach a surround to. On our trawler it was angled forward and on our motoryacht is leans aftward. It’s real purpose? Maybe to keep stuff like charts and binoculars from sliding/falling off the dash?
My boat's not fast but at 7-8 kts, the venturi windshield deflects the windstream well above my head when seated at the FB helm. When I stand up, there's a profound difference.
Same here.....
Yep, the forward-raked plexiglass makes a huge difference when we're running into the wind. It buys us more flybridge time out of the biting elements in the early spring and late fall where ,without the wind screen, we would be below at the lower station not enjoying the outside weather & views from the higher vantage point of the bridge.
Much like the radar antenna mounted on an aluminum pole or a big anchor hanging off of the bow, it doesn't necessarily make the boat look any better but we wouldn't be without it.
My boat's not fast but at 7-8 kts, the venturi windshield deflects the windstream well above my head when seated at the FB helm. When I stand up, there's a profound difference.
Exactly!Those forward tilted fly bridge "windows" are usually tinted, They are are for dimming the reflection glare off of shiny parts on front deck; as well as dimming sun reflections off the water's surface. They work well!
My boat's not fast but at 7-8 kts, the venturi windshield deflects the windstream well above my head when seated at the FB helm. When I stand up, there's a profound difference.