[Rhodes22-list] Window replacement update - done

Sun Jun 7 20:26:50 EDT 2015

In the sink discharge. 

Cheers,
Ted

S/V AIRPOWER 
1991/2013 R22
Jacksonville, FL

> On Jun 7, 2015, at 8:24 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Window replacement update - done
>>>> 
>>>> 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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