where can I get a splashguard from?

[Kim Hanson]

I'm gonna make my own out of aluminum. I had a scrap piece in the garage that I practiced forming, and it should be pretty easy. There's a bit of a compound bend in it, but I was able to hand form it with the scrap piece.
I'd really like to make a serious compound bend in it to give it some style, but I'm not really setup for metal work.
Should be doing here in the next few weeks and I'll post some pictures when finished.
Mark (unchained) did his own and it turned out pretty sharp. Maybe he'll put up a pic or two?
I made one for my v-drive and it was pretty easy, now to take it off and go get another one made just like it in stainless...it was just a template and I left it on till winter...oh yeah, that crap is here ........( . )( . )........
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...72HPIM0593.JPG

[Hondo Jet]

I made mine out of aluminum and thought it turned out pretty well. By the number of existing holes I would say this boat has had at least a couple spash guards over the years. The aluminum covered them all nicely.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...64IMG_1776.JPG

[JAY4SPEED]

I made mine out of aluminum and thought it turned out pretty well. By the number of existing holes I would say this boat has had at least a couple spash guards over the years. The aluminum covered them all nicely.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...64IMG_1776.JPG
Nice job on the splash guard. What gauge aluminum did you use?
Jay

[Hondo Jet]

It measures 3/32 thick, so that would be .0938...somewhere around 11 ga? I got it from some friends at a truck body fab shop.

[snake321]

do you run a rubber gasket between them?

[Hondo Jet]

I've heard of people using vinyl upholstery welting and making a nice seal. I did not have anything on hand so I just went without. The first trip out it deflected a series of HUGE wakes that surely would have put 5+ gallons in the boat. Well worth the time to install.
http://www.glfi.com/scWeltCordEmbossedBlack.jpg

[snake321]

good idea. Now I gotta go out and find welting. Where will this madness end??

[Squirtcha?]

Nice work Hondo Jet.

[sstjet]

thanks for all the advice. I think I am going to give the aluminum a try. It looks pretty good in the photos that where posted.

[BLOWN JOB]

L&L in corona calf makes plexiglass ones