I WOULD rule out 3M 5200, as it's chemically incompatible with acrylic (which most of us use to replace our fixed windows). The debate is between Sikaflex, which some have used on this list successfully, and a two-part methacrylate like Plexus, which many of us have used successfully (and which is what the factory used when the boats were built).
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Sep 6, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Jerome Tauber <jrtau...@aol.com> wrote: > As I remarked - there is much debate on the best adhesives to use. I would > not rule out 5200 as you want a permanent installation. 5200 offers, good > adhesion and excellent water seal. However, there is much advice to use a > rigid glue so that the windows become part of the structure of the boat. In > my view either would be good for coastal cruising - though a rigid > installation is probably the better but more difficult choice. Just my > opinion. I used boat life boat seal and never had a problem with it. Use > a gun though and a liberal application. Jerry Tauber
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