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    Fairing - Good or Bad and Why

    Does anyone know if a 16 has ever been modified to include a fairing? Any pics or opinions?
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    no way, don't do it! It does not protect from wind anyway, and for optical reasons? The pure style of a 16 is classic, a fairing will destroy the clean line...

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    I agree with Axel.

    We can ≠ We should.

    But ultimately it is your boat, and with all the modifications you are doing already, if you think you would like the look with a fairing, go for it.

    BUT, it will be strictly aesthetic. It will only serve to direct the wind into your face.
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    what about this?

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    I tend to think it will look like crap myself but I'm surprised that they actually do not even work? Wow, I guess that is why the factory windshield option was so darn high? I wonder if that is because there is no "lip" on the top of the screen itself
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    I kinda like the one that Axel put up, but I like the original lines too. Here is a picture (left side, second one down, white/blue stripes, 4 people on board) of the one that was at AOTH last year, he made the pharing himself. Looks like the wind is in your face no matter what.
    http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63999
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    Thanks for that photo fs, does anyone happen to know if this gentleman is a board member? I would like to make contact with him to ask a few questions. He did a really nice job and it looks good as he followed the radius of the 16. I'm not sure it would look good with a wacker though. I have some hair brain ideas (oh no, hate when I get that feeling) of what could be done to perhaps make a fairing that dissapears when not in use It would all depend on how high the thing would need to be.

    Axel, how high is your fairing ?
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    Anytime Greg! I don't know if they are on the board here or not, but I do remember that they were very cool people and from Minnesota and that he did the work himself, including the side exhaust! Check with Roadtrip (Todd), he should have their sign up information from last year's AOTH, they were the only ones that came from Minne.
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    Quote Originally Posted by axelkloehn View Post
    what about this?

    awesome!! F-1 Donzi.. love to see a side shot
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Guimond View Post

    Axel, how high is your fairing ?
    sorry to disappoint you but it is a photoshop sketch I did for a board member last year, no measurements available.

    There is a thread about the 16 with the fairing ( or is it a 18?), as far as remember it was posted by lksd last year under engine pics, but may be am wrong

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Guimond View Post
    I tend to think it will look like crap myself but I'm surprised that they actually do not even work? Wow, I guess that is why the factory windshield option was so darn high? I wonder if that is because there is no "lip" on the top of the screen itself
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    A fairing is not just for wind like most people think. It is to divert the water around to the outside of the boat.
    Rather than it pouring into your lap

    There was a 16 that had the old style windshield with snaps,so it could be removed just by unsnaping it.

    I think this might be the one but not sure

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    Quote Originally Posted by axelkloehn View Post
    sorry to disappoint you but it is a photoshop sketch I did for a board member last year, no measurements available.

    There is a thread about the 16 with the fairing ( or is it a 18?), as far as remember it was posted by lksd last year under engine pics, but may be am wrong

    Huh? I thought your GT21 has an integrated fairing?
    1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
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    [quote=joseph m. hahnl;588433]A fairing is not just for wind like most people think. It is to divert the water around to the outside of the boat. Rather than it pouring into your lapThere was a 16 that had the old style windshield with snaps,so it could be removed just by unsnaping it. I think this might be the one but not sure

    Interesting Joe and I agree as I take a lot of water over the bow. I have never seen the 16 with the removable windscreen but I am dreaming up something in my head right now

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    1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"

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    Anyone have a 16 right in there garage? I am wondering how many inches it is from the floor of the underbow ski locker to the underside of the deck. I am going to guess about 21"-23"
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    Greg , doing 1/4 canopies like that is not out of the norm and can be done and when i was at Skater it was not on common to do something of this nature when converting boats from race to pleasure .

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