[Rhodes22-list] Window replacement update - done

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Jerry:
For the life of me I can't remember what the second thru hull is for. It has
been so long since I took the galley apart. One is a grey water discharge
but the other...? Hopefully it will all come back when I rebuild the
interior.

Graham 


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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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