I used BoatLife 10 years ago on my frameless ports and nary a leak since then...
David F. Risch 181 40 (401) 419-4650 (cell) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:39:00 -0500 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Window Installation - 1985 41 From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Just to add to others' experience with frameless fixed port lights, my Landfall 38 is a 1983 vintage and I have owned it since 1986. Since 1986 I made two port light replacements using 3/8-inch thick cast acrylic and plexus before making my last and final fix without Plexus (about 13 years ago). During the 19 years using Plexus, it seemed like I always had a leak somewhere in one of the four port lights (the two aft port lights most frequently). Sometimes, the Plexus' bond would break and other times the acrylic would crack and cause a leak. You could say that the Plexus-installed windows lasted 11.5 years each time on average but during most of that time there were leaks. The Plexus is very hard (and brittle) after it cures. It certainly sounds reasonable to me that flexing of the boat's structure causes these cracks to occur. I really think the reason my current window design works so well (leakproof for the last 13 years) is that the flexibility is being accommodated rather than resisted. My fix was not inexpensive and I did most of the work myself while living aboard. So, when thinking about Plexus-installed windows, how much of your service life was really leak-free? I think that is the important question to ask rather than the frequency of replacement. Bob Bob BoyerS/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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