Guess I was kinda hinting why people don't use LifeSeal to install the newer ports. :)
Glad to see it works. Dennis C. On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 6:16 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Funny story about re-bedding windows and may shed a bit of light on > adhesive choices. > > Bought the bought in East Greenwich, RI. Soon after the purchase I > stopped in on the way to the airport to pat the New Love on her behind. > For whatever reason in the process I popped out a window! Holy Shite. I > am in a suit. I have a flight and the damned window popped out! Run up > to Brewers store and ask for an adhesive. They gave me Life-Seal. No > questions asked I head back to the boat and plunk the window back in > without too much fuss or mess. Don't know how I did it under pressure > whilst nattily dressed and making my flight but I did. > > Damned thing hasn't leaked since that spring of 2005. > > So when I re-bed my new ports...guess what I am using. > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:20:45 -0400 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Replacing Windows > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: dainyr...@icloud.com > > > I have owned my LF 38 for over 30 years now. I have done the Plexus > repair twice--so, I have been through 3 sets of windows (if you include the > originals) within probably the first 20 years. Because of my frustration > with Plexus, I designed and built stainless steel frames for my boat, using > 3/8-inch thick cast acrylic, and a flexible GE sealant, and they have > lasted about 10 years without any leakage whatsoever. I did not try SIKA > but I know it is a good product (have used it elsewhere) and I expect that > it would work fine too. I think the Plexus is simply too rigid for a > flexing boat like our C&C's--I would like to see how anyone can get any > flexibility out of it. (Perhaps each of our boats have different > flexibilities--so, I am speaking of my LF38). > > I agree that Lexan would scratch easier than polycarbonate. > > I read Don Casey's article and I have to wonder if he really knows what he > is doing...or if he is talking about smaller windows in other boats. > > Bob > > > On Oct 21, 2015, at 1:45 PM, Gary Russell via CnC-List wrote: > > Hi Paul, > I agree that 1/4" is too thin. The other 37+ at my club has 5/16" > It amazes me that people with no marine design experience would change the > design. I plan to go with 3/8" acrylic. But then again... > > The problem with Lexan (which is a polycarbonate) is that it is less > scratch resistant than Plexiglas (acrylic). You are probably trading one > problem for another. > > As for Plexus vs Silka 295, I am really torn. The write-up in the > Photo Album suggest that Plexus will be flexible enough if (big if) the > bond thickness is large enough. To that end he added glass beads to the > adhesive to make sure the bond thickness didn't get thinner than 0.030". > > Thoughts, anyone? > > Gary > S/V High Maintenance > '90 C&C 37 Plus > East Greenwich, RI, USA > > ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ > > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Dreuge via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Gary, > > I am surprised that you have 1/4” acrylic. To have the strength acrylic > should be more like 3/8”. > > Are you sure you don’t have 1/4” polycarbonate? > > I recently replaced all of the fixed ports on my LF38 using 1/4” Makrolon > (abrasion & UV resistance polycarbonate), 3M VHB tape, and Dow 795. > > I have pictures and a discussion of the process at: > http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/search/label/NewPorts > > Paul > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C 38 Landfall > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > > On Oct 21, 2015, at 8:08 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 21:16:09 -0400 > From: Gary Russell <captnga...@gmail.com> > To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Replacing Windows > Message-ID: > <cabgkxplqhqnkcdzd0eqskekj9xbe5_g9zo1zwv128v9sdqq...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I am starting the process of replacing the side windows on High Maintenance > (1990 C&C 37 Plus). The windows have been replaced before (not original) > and are currently 1/4" acrylic. Is that the right thickness? I've seen in > some places references to 3/8" windows. So were the original windows 1/4" > or 3/8"? > > Thanks, > Gary > s/V High Maintenance > '90 C&C 37 Plus > East Greenwich, RI, USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) > email: 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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