Midland sits on Georgian Bay, and a good share of the glass that comes through the shop is not on a car. Boat windshields, cabin windows, motorhome and camper glass all have their own problems, and most of them are not held in with urethane the way a car windshield is.
Boat glass
Boat windshields and cabin windows are usually tempered or laminated glass held in an aluminum frame with a rubber or vinyl gasket, or bonded into a fibreglass opening. Curved panels are often made to a pattern for the hull rather than pulled off a shelf. When a panel breaks, the job is to identify the glass, source or have it cut, then re-seat it so the frame stays watertight. A boat side window shattered by a falling tree is a real example of the kind of work we do; the owner had left it sitting at a marina for a year before bringing it to us.
RVs and motorhomes
A motorhome windshield on a truck or van chassis is fitted much like a car windshield: cut out, primed, bonded with urethane and left to cure. Larger coach windshields are often two pieces set in a rubber gasket. Side windows on campers and trailers are typically framed units that are replaced as a whole. Each of these needs a different approach, and the first thing we will ask is what the vehicle is built on.
Turnaround
Marine and RV glass is often ordered or cut to fit, so the time from your call to the finished job depends on the piece. Tell us what you have and we will tell you what it involves and how long it is likely to take.
Getting a price
Send a quote request and choose "Boat, RV or motorhome glass". Photos of the damage and of the frame around it help a great deal, and the make, model and year of the boat or vehicle lets us start identifying the glass before you arrive.