A clear view

Fitting a wiper system is a no-brainer, especially once you’ve tried negotiating a crowded waterway in driving rain and not been able to see what lies ahead. This happened to me recently with a friend’s cabin boat, and he confessed that when he purchased the boat his budget hadn’t extended to this ‘luxury’ item. But after our experience he realised it had moved from the luxury to the necessity side of the equation. So, we went to see what was available for retrofitting.

Four elements are required: the wiper motor, the sweep arm, a wiper blade and some sort of switch or controller if your current switch panel doesn’t have a suitable button. The marine chandler where I seem to spend far too much money had several options on display.