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Old 08-09-2020, 02:18 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by markpierce View Post
In the past I've been made fun of for having forward-leaning pilothouse windows. Hope that phase has passed.
First of all - I greatly appreciate the actual sea keeping reason for forward raking North Sea Windows. Although, just for appearance sake, I better like the rear leaning windshield look... I would like our Tolly to have the forward leaners.

As has been mentioned in other posts: For pleasure boats their usefulness of keeping sun-glare off the helm gauges is a useful feature... but that's certainly not their initially intended feature.

The reason this forward rake windshield design came into vogue for ocean going vessels is depicted in its words "North Sea Windows" - you know - The North Sea where storms often create horrendous breaking wave sea conditions - over the bow.

Forward leaning window rake was accomplished for deterrence of breaking waves smashing down onto and through rear leaning windows.
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