23' Sceptre complete windshield/frame and soft top with new SS tubing
 

If you've gotten sticker shock when pricing a new soft top or windshield for your 23' Tsunami or Sceptre, here's your chance to upgrade at a more reasonable price, with minimal effort.

When I refurbished my '77 model a little over a year ago, the entire frame/windshield was removed and the frame cleaned, sanded, and painted with black Signature paint. The old aluminum soft top tubing was discarded and new heavy duty stainless tubing fabricated.

The frame and glass are in very good condition. The tubing is new. The soft top and its side curtains are in fair - good condition with no rips or tears. There are some scratches and a very slight amount of hazing in the plastic, but it is very serviceable and looks fine.

My plan was to eventually replace the canvas and plastic with new, but I decided I'd rather do a hard top similar to a '74 model I did a few years ago, which means everything above the top deck must go.

I'm asking $900, which is a fraction of the cost of a new windshield and/or soft top. Located in eastern NC.

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Here is the enclosed '74 model. I am 6'3" and wanted to stand without hitting my head. It works great, but the height messes up the esthetics of a pretty hull. (Lots of windage too!) Since I mostly drive sitting down, I really don't need the headroom.

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I plan to lower the hard top on the 77' hull about 8-10" and remove the side and front overhang. Removing the overhang will allow fabrication of the top and sides from a one piece mould, greatly reducing time and materials. The eventual goal is to make a bolt-on hard top available as a retrofit for others, at reasonable cost. Here is an edited image of the proposed design.

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Here is the new enclosure without windows.
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And here is the rear enclosure, rough fitted. I used 1/2" PVC, which is much cheaper and easier to use than Starboard.

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The canvas top, with its recent stainless frame, and the boat's original frame/glass windows are still available. Any offers?

Are you Willing to sell soft top with rails
Email ralphcar@aol.com or call 609-412-1918
76 septre I/o converted to bracket 225 optimax

That looks great would it be real difficult to make a shorter version of the top? That may be good for some but if it were a little shorter and did not go back as far could gain a bunch of fishing space. Is it possible or would it be too much trouble?

It would be no trouble at all to make it shorter for more fishing space.

I may be interested in the windshield set up. I would need to figure out logistics of getting it north to CT. Is it broken down or in a whole piece?

It is partially broken down, but the pieces are easily separated for shipping, and easily reassembled, as I had already broken it down to clean and paint. I will get some measurements. The side windshields are quite long.

Thanks for the quick reply. I will pm you with my e-mail address.

Sold??

Yeah me too. I'm about due for a new windshield set. I have a decent full set but I gave the hatch away so it's not complete and I'd rather just buy one already restored.