Hardtop

ross68 · 11-11-2008, 10:50 AM

Does anyone out there know someone that can custom make a fiberglass hardtop, I am looking to replace the cloth t-top with a hardtop.. Any suggestions?

Tim Barry ( BAYWATCH TOWERS ) · 11-11-2008, 11:45 AM

I can make you one. Depends on how custom you are wanting to ge. I do make a few every year, mostly for the customers that are having a t-top build at the same time. I do have one that is on a t-top that you can take a look at. It will only be hear for a couple of weeks. Let me know if you are interested.

truklodyte · 11-11-2008, 06:10 PM

Now if you wanted to cut cost and build it yourself. It is a fairly easy build.I can email you later with a diagram and some pictures and instructions on how to or you can come over here to Panama city. I can introduce you to the guys that arevery good with building items with high density foam boards to get pointers.Below is a rudder for a sailboat.That they built for a friend of ours.They used the same structural foam in all stages of boat building.Here is a boat they are building with it everything from deck up is structural high density foam.

Breeze Fabricators · 11-11-2008, 06:56 PM

Orca fiberglass. They are on Chelle Road. That is all they do. They make electronics boxes and hard tops in any thickness. I would order a 1/4 inch thick composite material with non skid on the top. The edge could be sanded and gel coated or a piece of that plastic edge gaurd material works good. 944 6024 Ask for Rick!:usaflag

Big Mikes Fiberglass · 11-11-2008, 07:06 PM

I can build how ever you want. 206-4499 Big Mike

sidetracked · 11-27-2008, 11:34 PM

Be careful if you use Tim Barry... He took a deposit from me for a hardtop/tower a few years agoand never delivered the product nor returned my deposit. When I reported him to the better business burea, they had a rather lengthy file on him andI found I wasn't the only with this problem....

Tim Barry ( BAYWATCH TOWERS ) · 11-28-2008, 01:52 AM

To the moderators of this forum. Could you please remove this guy from the forum and all of his post. He is only doing this as an act of deliberate slander. He has done this before, and thankfully to some of the forum members called this jerk on his actions.

sidetracked · 11-28-2008, 01:16 PM

Tim,

I am not doing this as slander (slander implying it is not true) - just stating facts. I can provide all the documentation, including all the emails back and forth between the both of us to anyone who is interested.

The better business bureau can verify that I am not the only that have had this issue with you. If you would like to do the right thing andpay me back the deposit you took from me, just let me know - or feel free to explain to this forum your side of the story.....

Michael

sidetracked · 11-28-2008, 06:29 PM

My incident with Tim was a few years ago - I checked up on him today and according to the BBB he has had no complaints in the last 3 years.

However, it still doesn't change the fact that he did take a deposit from me and never produce the product, and never paid me back my deposit. When I filed my original complaint with the BBB, there were several other complaints on file at that time. Tim never responded to the inquiry from the BBB on my case. I'm actually very happy to see that no one else in the last three years has had the fate I had with Tim.

I still stand by my original warning, which is just to be careful if choosing to do business with Tim. I can understand that people/businesses have tough times - but to make no real "honest" effort (he did make me a radar mount, but that in no way comes close to the deposit supplied) to repay the deposit is simply unexcusable in my book.

If you feel I am not being honest with what I have posted, please feel free to explain otherwise, because I am being as honest as I can.....

Mike aka FishWerks · 11-28-2008, 07:46 PM

Tim just built an excellent 8-rod holder for my boat. He also built a fully custom brace frame for the back of my pilothouse. The brace system incorporated numerous hand made or machined components resulting in a sweet factory look.

Tim also installed the new gear. It's been tested a couple of times now and it's a bulletproof install.

One of the things that impressed me the most about Tim was that he made a visit to my house to look at the boat, discuss the work and start the design. He then made two more trips where we fine-tuned the AutoCAD drawings for the components. The bottom line is that the work was done at a very fair price, was completed ahead of schedule and from a welder/fabricators perspective the craftsmanship was exceptional.

11-11-2008, 10:50 AM	#1
ross68 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Pensacola Posts: 127	Hardtop Does anyone out there know someone that can custom make a fiberglass hardtop, I am looking to replace the cloth t-top with a hardtop.. Any suggestions?

11-11-2008, 11:45 AM	#2
Tim Barry ( BAYWATCH TOWERS ) Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cantonment, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 684	RE: Hardtop I can make you one. Depends on how custom you are wanting to ge. I do make a few every year, mostly for the customers that are having a t-top build at the same time. I do have one that is on a t-top that you can take a look at. It will only be hear for a couple of weeks. Let me know if you are interested. __________________ Timothy J. Barry Baywatch Arms & Accessories 40 West Nine Mile Road #7 Pensacola, Florida 32534 tim@baywatcharms.com http://www.baywatcharms.com (850) 377-2654

11-11-2008, 06:10 PM	#3
truklodyte Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Panama city Fl Posts: 209	RE: Hardtop Now if you wanted to cut cost and build it yourself. It is a fairly easy build.I can email you later with a diagram and some pictures and instructions on how to or you can come over here to Panama city. I can introduce you to the guys that arevery good with building items with high density foam boards to get pointers.Below is a rudder for a sailboat.That they built for a friend of ours.They used the same structural foam in all stages of boat building.Here is a boat they are building with it everything from deck up is structural high density foam.

11-11-2008, 06:56 PM	#4
Breeze Fabricators Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Florida, onthe canal!! Posts: 1,157	RE: Hardtop Orca fiberglass. They are on Chelle Road. That is all they do. They make electronics boxes and hard tops in any thickness. I would order a 1/4 inch thick composite material with non skid on the top. The edge could be sanded and gel coated or a piece of that plastic edge gaurd material works good. 944 6024 Ask for Rick!:usaflag __________________ Tim Scallan Breeze Fabricators Inc. 2932 Westfield Road Gulf Breeze Fl. 32563 850 554 6172/934 8609 BreezeFabricators.com

11-11-2008, 07:06 PM	#5
Big Mikes Fiberglass Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: penesacola Posts: 116	RE: Hardtop I can build how ever you want. 206-4499 Big Mike

11-27-2008, 11:34 PM	#6
sidetracked Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	RE: Hardtop Be careful if you use Tim Barry... He took a deposit from me for a hardtop/tower a few years agoand never delivered the product nor returned my deposit. When I reported him to the better business burea, they had a rather lengthy file on him andI found I wasn't the only with this problem....

11-28-2008, 01:52 AM	#7
Tim Barry ( BAYWATCH TOWERS ) Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cantonment, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 684	RE: Hardtop To the moderators of this forum. Could you please remove this guy from the forum and all of his post. He is only doing this as an act of deliberate slander. He has done this before, and thankfully to some of the forum members called this jerk on his actions. __________________ Timothy J. Barry Baywatch Arms & Accessories 40 West Nine Mile Road #7 Pensacola, Florida 32534 tim@baywatcharms.com http://www.baywatcharms.com (850) 377-2654

11-28-2008, 01:16 PM	#8
sidetracked Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	RE: Hardtop Tim, I am not doing this as slander (slander implying it is not true) - just stating facts. I can provide all the documentation, including all the emails back and forth between the both of us to anyone who is interested. The better business bureau can verify that I am not the only that have had this issue with you. If you would like to do the right thing andpay me back the deposit you took from me, just let me know - or feel free to explain to this forum your side of the story..... Michael

11-28-2008, 06:29 PM	#9
sidetracked Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	RE: Hardtop My incident with Tim was a few years ago - I checked up on him today and according to the BBB he has had no complaints in the last 3 years. However, it still doesn't change the fact that he did take a deposit from me and never produce the product, and never paid me back my deposit. When I filed my original complaint with the BBB, there were several other complaints on file at that time. Tim never responded to the inquiry from the BBB on my case. I'm actually very happy to see that no one else in the last three years has had the fate I had with Tim. I still stand by my original warning, which is just to be careful if choosing to do business with Tim. I can understand that people/businesses have tough times - but to make no real "honest" effort (he did make me a radar mount, but that in no way comes close to the deposit supplied) to repay the deposit is simply unexcusable in my book. If you feel I am not being honest with what I have posted, please feel free to explain otherwise, because I am being as honest as I can.....

11-28-2008, 07:46 PM	#10
Mike aka FishWerks Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,516	RE: Hardtop Tim just built an excellent 8-rod holder for my boat. He also built a fully custom brace frame for the back of my pilothouse. The brace system incorporated numerous hand made or machined components resulting in a sweet factory look. Tim also installed the new gear. It's been tested a couple of times now and it's a bulletproof install. One of the things that impressed me the most about Tim was that he made a visit to my house to look at the boat, discuss the work and start the design. He then made two more trips where we fine-tuned the AutoCAD drawings for the components. The bottom line is that the work was done at a very fair price, was completed ahead of schedule and from a welder/fabricators perspective the craftsmanship was exceptional.

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