[Rhodes22-list] Replaced Windows/Companionway Door Panels

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Hmm. I don't believe we've ever had leakage at the hinge. Our 
companionway door is Starboard (or the equivalent). The edges at the 
hinge are angles so they fit together and perhaps overlap a bit when 
it is in place and I don't think it's ever leaked. In very strong 
wind-driven rains, we may have had a bit of water get blown through 
the gap beneath the companionway slider but not much and I always 
figured that was a reasonable price to pay for the bit of ventilation 
we get there.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
recycled 1998
Rock Hall, MD


At 01:52 PM 6/10/2015, you wrote:
>Has anyone used a rubber gasket under the piano hinge of the 
>companionway door to prevent water leakage?
>
>Bob (palatka)
> > On Jun 9, 2015, at 9:05 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List 
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >
> > 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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