[Rhodes22-list] Replaced Windows/Companionway Door Panels

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

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Curtis
Havre de Grace, MD
s/v Ruck It


On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 10:31 PM The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> You didn't sign your message so I am not sure who I am responding to.
>
> Your ports look like a great improvement to me and should give you ports
> that should never leak and at the fraction of the cost of new ports. I am
> planning to do as you did with the companionway door except that I will not
> be using wood trim. Yours looks terrific and I am now keen to do it. The
> only bright work on my boat will be the tiller. I will either use aluminium
> or composite lumber for the trim - probably the latter.
>
> I also toyed with the idea of shaping the acrylic using heat but I would
> need to build an oven that would hold pieces over 5'long and I was worried
> that I would just ruin the piece. In theory you can shape the acrylic with
> a
> heat gun but from what I read it is very difficult to get an even bend on a
> large piece. As it turned out the acrylic took the shape very well and the
> tape held it firmly in place.
>
> Graham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22
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> List
> Sent: June-09-15 9:05 PM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Replaced Windows/Companionway Door Panels
>
> Graham, nicely done.  Wish mine came out as nice as yours.
>
> Everyone else, this past weekend I replaced my windows and my companionway
> door.  I used the 3M VHB 4991 double sided tape and Dow Corning 791 silicon
> as Graham suggested for the windows, and I can attest their wonderfulness.
>
> I identified a nice way of generating pressure on the windows for the
> gasket
> to seal.  I used two dent puller suction cups from inside, and wooden
> wedges
> through the handle to maintain pressure.  Not sure if this would help with
> larger windows like Graham's.
>
> I ended up using 3/16" bronze plexiglass for the windows and 3/8"
> plexiglass for the companionway.  1/8" seemed too flexible for the size,
> though in retrospect I think it would have been fine since the windows are
> smaller, and the tape adhesion would have been simpler with a more flexible
> pane.  http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic?search=Bronze2370
>
> The 3M VHB 4991 tape, I got in 1" width, boxed out the frame, and used a
> razor blade to cut off excess after window installation.  Having the 1"
> tape gave me a solid taper, and the silicon will provide a good waterseal
> on
> the tape (hopefully).
>
> I toyed with the idea of oven heating the plexiglass to increase
> flexibility, but decided against it due to the size difference, and fear it
> would break the plexiglass (since the sheer strength of the 3M VHB tape is
> insane).
>
> Sadly, my windows & door looks nicer than the boat, and its unbalanced now.
>
> Photos:
> 1) Previous Owner's pine/polyurethane companionway door panels.
> 2) New window close up
> 3) New window & old window side by side.
> 4) My replaced companionway door panels.
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