Re: [OMC-Boats] Windscreen tilt

I had someone tell they looked into the windshield and found it was a 56
Buick. I have a couple spares "just in case". See attached photo and
decide.

Rob Langdon

From: omc-boats-bounces@...
[mailto:omc-boats-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Lee Shuster
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:38 PM
To: 'Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's'
Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Windscreen tilt

There are urban legends about the Deluxe 17 windshield coming from a GM
or Chrysler product, but I've never bought into that. OMC was fairly
good at designing and manufacturing everything in the chain themselves.

The Chinese are very good at duplicating and cranking out just about
anything, I'm certain that it would probably be an easier route than
finding the elusive new-old-stock inventory in a barn somewhere.

Another critical part that will become increasingly hard to find is the
OMC/Johnson F-N-R switch inside the single-lever "Electramatic" remote
control. Or the plastic fuel caps that seem to fall apart. We should
start compiling a list of our favorite items, like the plastic lenses,
steering wheel center hubs, etc., etc.

Go for it!

lee Shuster

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From: omc-boats-bounces@...
[mailto:omc-boats-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Kim Foster
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 11:13 AM
To: omc-boats@...
Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Windscreen tilt

Is the windshield, itself, an 'off the shelf' automotive part or did
they actually have them molded to OMC specifications... If automotive,
what is it?
 
We have a running bet out here that it is a Chrysler part - based on the
double compound curve.
 
If they are not automotive and break, is there a source where any of
them are still in inventory?
 
Actually, that is a good general question... There are several places
where we can get NOS Chris Craft and Century parts where people have
bought up inventory from old dealers/factory inventories. And, of
course, we are seeing the usual influx of Chinese reproduction parts on
some of the bright work pieces - usually of inferior quality but
cosmetically correct... So is there any 'source' out there that you know
of that may have some NOS parts for the Deluxe series...? Heck, with all
the interest on these lists, I may have to take a trip to China myself!
 
Thanks for all of your insight...
 
Jake
 
> From: LKS@...
> To: omc-boats@...
> Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 09:47:35 -0600
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Windscreen tilt
>
> Yeah it is a bordering on Rube Goldberg - Buck Rodgers. If you only
isolate
> that one design feature. But taken as a whole the 17 was an amazing
break
> through design.
>
> But when OMC designed the 17 the were really stretching the envelope
in all
> areas. Perhaps they were inspired by Dorsett Marine, who contracted
with the
> famous industrial designer, Raymond Loewy. Jump over to
fiberglassics.com
> and check them out. Dorsett had an innovative windshield design that
tilted
> manually. From a practical standpoint there are areas of the country
where
> allowing in some air is helpful. While not very graceful, it also
allows
> someone (small kid maybe?) to scamper into the boat from the bow, as
in when
> you back down the ramp and the boat starts floating slowly away with
no line
> attached.
>
> Or maybe after they designed that wonderful aluminum frame and safety
glass
> windshield (years ahead of the flimsy plexiglass windshilelds commonly
seen
> in the late fifties-early sixties) because they just wanted a
WOW-UH-AH
> factor to show off at boat shows? Who knows?
>
> The Deluxe 17 really did bring turn-key automotive t ype technolgy to
family
> recreational boating. Everything was already there, like it had been
planned
> from the beginning! Did they over do it? You be the judge. When you
think
> about the whole line of OMC boats had pretty nifty windshields, but
they did
> get more conventional as time went on.
>
> Lee Shuster
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jd" <jdood@...>
> To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> <omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Windscreen tilt
>
>
> > i've never quite got the logic behind this tilting windshield idea.
> > isn't that the point of a windshield, so wind doesn't hit you in the

> > face? and even without it tilted, a boat is basically a convertible
> > car. plenty of breeze blowing you in the face anyway. maybe i'm
> > missing something.
> >
> > 2 yrs ago i completely disassembled my windsheild's tilt motor,
lubed
> > it, reassembled - and it still squeaked, jammed up, and blew the
> > fuse. haven't tried to tilt it since.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On May 5, 2009, at 2:07 PM, Lee Shuster wrote:
> >
> >> Here's a photo that shows off the Deluxe 17's cool windshield:
> >>
> >> http://www.ultimate.com/omc-boats/gallery/lee.shuster/omc17/0.jpg
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: omc-boats-bounces@...
> >> [mailto:omc-boats-bounces@... ] On Behalf Of Lee
Shuster
> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:47 AM
> >> To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's
> >> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Windscreen tilt
> >>
> >> Check out the photos of the OMC/Deluxe 17 in the Brochure section
of
> >> Phil's website.
> >>
> >> The Safety Glass windshield on the Deluxe 17 and Dual 17 was power
> >> operated (hinged at top) to allow for ventilation. This probably
> >> inspired the fold-flat (MANUAL) windshield that first appeared on
the
> >> 14-ft Playboy/Caprice and a year later on the 19-ft'ers.
> >>
> >> Pretty cool.
> >>
> >> Lee
> >> ________________________________________
> >> From: omc-boats-bounces@...
> >> [omc-boats-bounces@... ] On Behalf Of BLDFW
> >> [bldfw@...]
> >> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:22 PM
> >> To: omc-boats@...
> >> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Windscreen tilt
> >>
> >> Not heard of a windscreen tilt motor option. How's it work?
> >>
> >> -Bill
> >> Dallas, TX
> >> 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 V6 OMC Sterndrive
> >> http://www.photobucket.com/evinrude_explorer
> >>
> >>
> >> --- On Mon, 5/4/09, omc-boats-request@...
> >> <omc-boats-request@...
> >> > wrote:
> >> From: omc-boats-request@...
> >> <omc-boats-request@...
> >> >
> >> Subject: OMC-Boats Digest, Vol 25, Issue 13
> >> To: omc-boats@...
> >> Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 6:22 PM
> >>
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> >> 1. Re: 1964 OMC Johnson Deluxe - Wiring Diagram? (lks@...)
> >>
> >>
> >> Jeff, does you Deluxe have the windscreen tilt motor? That's
important
> >> because I believe there should be a single GREEN 12 ga wire that
runs
> >> from the ammeter's (+) GEN side and connects to the WINDSHIELD TILT

> >> MOTOR Circuit Breaker. This should be a single replaceable wire,
not
> >> part of any cable assembly. This wire should connect to the Ammeter

> >> terminal nearest the centerline of the boat, close to the
speedometer,
> >> tucked behind the fuse block and the other end to the Windshield
Tilt
> >> Motor Circuit breaker.
> >>
> >> The remaining ammeter wire (connects nearest the fuel gage) should
be a
> >> 14 ga BROWN and it should connect to the IGNITION Switch. It should
be
> >> bundled into the "main" instrument panel harness assembly that
> >> interconnects the tach, fuel gage, ammeter, and Ignition switch.
> >>
> >> Also, I forgot the DeLuxe dashboard has three small terminal blocks

> >> (sometimes called busses), just above the fuel guage and ammeter,
The
> >> outer two are Positive (+) while the center block is (-) Neg or
ground.
> >> These are in addition to the Fuse block, which also has a grounding

> >> buss.
> >>
> >> One smart thing OMC did on the DeLUXE that they dropped from later
> >> models, they used a resettable circuit breaker on the tilt motor
> >> circuit. On most models like my 66 Sportsman they didn't protect it
at
> >> all, later on (69-up ?) the put in a fusible link in the high
current
> >> supply line to the tilt relays.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.. I'm digging thru my junk lookming for a Deluxe
> >> schematic for you. No promises, however.
> >>
> >> Lee Shuster
> >>
> >>
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