Trojan Boat Forum

prowlersfish wrote:Thats when you close the curtains on the fly bridge and run it from up top

My next boat will only have 1 helm

I'd close the curtains if I had them. Just an open bimini on mine. I've used the lower helm a lot on long open water crossings in cold weather. I love the option of getting out of the wx

I have them on the lower helm but have never used. But I make sure they work every spring and change the blades.

I use mine when its cool or windy and raining - driving from lower helm in the harbor or ICW.

I have manual (handle) wipers on my 26 - love them as they always work. But my pals have to crank on them .... good for clearing spray on the 60 mile (120 round trip) ride in/out to the ledge.

I use them and need them on the F26 hardtop. I have used rainx with mixed results, but I also added silicone wipers to replace the rubber ones. They stand up to the weather a lot better, don't rot out in the sun.

Even old sun rotted wipers are better than nothing when the snot is spraying all over your bow and you can't see squat. I would not get rid of them.

wow,, dont know where you guys are boating, but never been in those situations,
guess Im a Nancy Ass Boater, lol well, guess Ill consider replacing the stuff, but gotta tell ya, been boating regularly for about 8 years now, and now almost every other day for a few hours at a clip and never been in a situation where I needed to have my wipers on,
so maybe if I replace the motors and wipers, I really wont need em, but if I remove everythihg, Im sure Ill need em, you know how that goes
thanks for all the info,