Can anyone recommend a good source to purchase acrylic or lexan in big enough
sheets to cut out windows for a 37+?
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
On Dec 19, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> wrote:
> Jim -- I had always heard that Lexan (polycarbonate) was generally much less
> resistant to UV exposure than Plexiglas (acrylic); has that improved in
> recent years?
>
> Fred Street -- Minneapolis
> S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
>
> On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just as a FYI, flame polishing will shorten the life of your windows since
>> it stresses the material and starts micro-crazing at the edges. My choice
>> for material would be bronze 3/8" cast acrylic or Lexan. Lexan is more
>> flexible, stronger (and about 30% more expensive) but scratches more easily.
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