[Rhodes22-list] Question About Re-bedding windows and hatches

[Blue Heron]

Stan,

I presume the window gaskets are for sale at a modest price.

Rick

On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 9:43 AM, stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:

> we no longer use a sealant so if a window ever has to be pulled there is no
> mess to clean up
>
> windows are installed with a foam gasket
>
> the jury is out but you could start asking Rhodies whose boats have
> gasketed
> windows how they are working out
>
> and let us know......
>
> ss
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Robertson" <bigal_61 at msn.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question About Re-bedding windows and hatches
>
>
> > Our windows don't leak after 25 seasons of use, and we've had many
> > torrential downpours. Advice - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: David Culp<mailto:dculp at hsbtx.com>
> >  To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >  Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:07 AM
> >  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Question About Re-bedding windows and hatches
> >
> >
> >  Whenever I wash the boat deck, I always go inside the cabin and look for
> >  water leaks.  Well, today I found one.  A forward window had popped a
> > screw
> >  and the window edge had pulled away slightly from the hull enough to
> leak
> >  some water.  I pulled the window out, scraped off the old bedding
> > material,
> >  applied new sealant and re-installed it.  It is not a hard job to do,
> > just
> >  time consuming scraping off the old stuff.
> >  My question is:  My boat is 11 years old-should I preventively start
> > pulling
> >  the windows and hatches and re-bed them or just wait for leaks and then
> > do
> >  it?  I would much prefer the later, but wondered what everyone else is
> > doing
> >  in this regard.
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >  David
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