[Rhodes22-list] Question About Re-bedding windows and hatches

[stan]

we no longer use a sealant so if a window ever has to be pulled there is no 
mess to clean up

windows are installed with a foam gasket

the jury is out but you could start asking Rhodies whose boats have gasketed 
windows how they are working out

and let us know......

ss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Robertson" <bigal_61 at msn.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question About Re-bedding windows and hatches


> Our windows don't leak after 25 seasons of use, and we've had many 
> torrential downpours. Advice - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: David Culp<mailto:dculp at hsbtx.com>
>  To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>  Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:07 AM
>  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Question About Re-bedding windows and hatches
>
>
>  Whenever I wash the boat deck, I always go inside the cabin and look for
>  water leaks.  Well, today I found one.  A forward window had popped a 
> screw
>  and the window edge had pulled away slightly from the hull enough to leak
>  some water.  I pulled the window out, scraped off the old bedding 
> material,
>  applied new sealant and re-installed it.  It is not a hard job to do, 
> just
>  time consuming scraping off the old stuff.
>  My question is:  My boat is 11 years old-should I preventively start 
> pulling
>  the windows and hatches and re-bed them or just wait for leaks and then 
> do
>  it?  I would much prefer the later, but wondered what everyone else is 
> doing
>  in this regard.
>
>  Thanks,
>  David
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