[Rhodes22-list] Window replacement update - done

Sun Jun 7 20:24:37 EDT 2015

Where do most boats have the bilge pump discharge?

Bob(palatka)

> On Jun 7, 2015, at 4:16 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Not sure about Graham's boat but Fretless has two thru-hulls. One is 
> the sink. The other is because she was originally had a porta-potty 
> that could be emptied via the deck pump-out or pumped overboard. Not 
> legal anywhere we sail, so we just capped it.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Recycled 1998
> now in the water
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> At 11:20 PM 6/6/2015, you wrote:
>> Nice job Graham. One question. Why two thru hulls at the waterline?
>> 
>> Jerry Lowe
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Graham,
>>> 
>>> Wow! It looks great!  I love the shape of the window, especially the
>>> sloped
>>> leading edge. Very attractive design.  I am so glad that all went well.
>>> 
>>> We need a via from the inside.
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> s/v Windlass ('91)
>>> Nissequogue River, NY
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> So I screwed up my courage and installed the starboard window today. In
>>> the
>>> end I was satisfied with the outcome but along the way I thought at one
>>> point that I had an unmitigated disaster on my hands.
>>> 
>>> I applied the double-sided tape to the cabin leaving 1/2 inch between the
>>> tale and where the edge of the acrylic panel for the sealant, applied the
>>> sealant (see picture attached) and pressed on the glass. I had my wife
>>> help
>>> by anchoring the bottom aft corner in alignment with the moulded in ledge
>>> and then I wrapped the glass into place going forward. When I got to the
>>> front I checked back and discovered that my wife thought she was supposed
>>> to
>>> place the glass on the top of the ledge instead of on the face of the
>>> cabin
>>> side so the whole thing was badly misaligned and the aft part of the
>>> window
>>> was not even touching the cabin side - my nightmare scenario.
>>> 
>>> Lesson one, don't assume that your helper understands what you intend.
>>> 
>>> Contrary to what I expected, I was able to pull the glass off and
>>> reposition
>>> it properly. It took a lot of force but it did separate cleanly.
>>> Fortunately
>>> I had pressed the tape firmly onto the cabin using a roller before I
>>> applied
>>> the sealant but I had not yet pressed the glass into the tape firmly. The
>>> second attempt, aided by some colourful language did the trick.
>>> 
>>> Lesson two: The tape is not entirely unforgiving when pressure has not
>>> been
>>> applied. I was very very lucky this time.
>>> 
>>> Lesson three: The tape is amazingly tenacious. Once pressed into place I
>>> did
>>> not need to use the clamps that I had devised to hold the glass in place
>>> while the sealant cured.
>>> 
>>> Lesson four: A white boat with black sealant is a potential disaster. I
>>> masked back 2 feet from the edge of the glass and changed my plastic
>>> gloves
>>> repeatedly but I still had black goo everywhere - including my face.
>>> Fortunately, as long as you get to it before it cures it can be removed.
>>> For
>>> the port side I will increase the area that I mask off and have a place
>>> away
>>> from the boat where I can put tools down.
>>> 
>>> Lesson five: Removing the protective covering from the inside after the
>>> glass was installed was easy. I could pull up the edge with my fingernail
>>> and then pull the paper off in one piece. Having painted over the paper I
>>> had worried that it might be difficult to peel the paper off but the paint
>>> turned out to have no effect.
>>> 
>>> It feels like a solid installation but only time will tell. Hopefully it
>>> won't spring off overnight.
>>> 
>>> Now that I have gone through this once, hopefully the port side will go
>>> smoother and with lest anxious anticipation.
>>> 
>>> Given the cost of ports and the problem of installing them so they don't
>>> leak, I am satisfied with this fix - about $300 total for both sides. The
>>> bonus is that the window openings are considerably larger than the
>>> original
>>> ports.
>>> 
>>> I have attached a picture of the finished product.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Graham
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