I am in conversations with the yard that replaced my cabin lites 4 years ago. At that time the list's recommendations were to use cast acrylic and certain adhesives. I vaguely remember three or four adhesives were recommended, but I forget which ones. Can you refresh my memory?
Also, I have to replace that failed electric bilge pump. What's the largest, great performing bilge pump that will fit? I hope to begin negotiations today and I thank you for your advice in advance. Thanks, Allen Miles S/V Septima C&C 30-2 Hampton, VA From: kelly petew Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 9:51 AM To: cnc-list Subject: Stus-List leaking windows On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 8:17 AM, allen <allenmi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > ** > After a long recovery from leg surgery I was able to board Septima this > weekend. She was floating gently in her slip, undamaged by Sandy, but I > was appalled when I went below to find that there was fresh water > everywhere. The cabin window lites that I had replaced four years ago were > coming unglued and admitting rainwater. Septima's lites are the flush > mounted type and I specified the proper glue as discussed in this forum, > but I was not there to supervise the replacement. Also I noticed that the > plastic panes were starting to craze, but I can't get down a try to polish > them out yet: my calf won't support that type of activity. > > My question is, what can I do to stop the leaks in the interim while I'm > working through my longer term options? Is there a tape that will seal the > edges and last through the winter? Is there some caulk that will seal but > be easily removable when I redo the job properly? > > Another question. I am going to remove the cabin handrails to refinish > and rebed them. When I pop off the cabin headliner access coverlets ( > they're big enough to admit a socket on an extension) I can see I'll need a > deep well socket to unscrew the nuts. What size deep well socket is > required? > > Thanks, > > Allen Miles > S/V Septima > C&C 30-2 > Hampton, VA > > ------------------------------ Allen, Hi, I have the same boat ['91 vintage], and although my starboard-side port lites were replaced about 4 years ago, I have noticed minor water intrusion recently. My boat is in Deltaville. In prep for Sandy, I used butyl tape [gray color from Cooper Marine - they're on the web] around the edges as a "stop-gap" measure. With the significant rainfall from Sandy, I think it helped a lot. That said, it doesn't look very appealing, but it should hold up until I can make more permanent repairs. My windows have been re-done at least once. SikaFlex 295UV was used as the adhesive/sealant. It seems to work OK. Also, I've had problems with the sailtracks leaking. I'm thinking I'll raise these up a few inches and use the butyl tape around the bolts. You might check the white cap/plugs below the port lights [underside] for signs of water intrusion. Pete Winters Siren Song C&C 30MKII -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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