[Rhodes22-list] Window replacement update - done

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Just great!  You have saved a boat, and created something beautiful, great
job Graham.
Chris G
Enosis

On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 8:42 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> This is incredibly nice. I've thought about doing this but don't have near
> the courage yet. I'm still learning to do decent gel coat.
>
> Larry Allen
> Makai
> Sarasota FL
>
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> So I screwed up my courage and installed the starboard window today. In the
> end I was satisfied with the outcome but along the way I thought at one
> point that I had an unmitigated disaster on my hands.
>
> I applied the double-sided tape to the cabin leaving 1/2 inch between the
> tale and where the edge of the acrylic panel for the sealant, applied the
> sealant (see picture attached) and pressed on the glass. I had my wife help
> by anchoring the bottom aft corner in alignment with the moulded in ledge
> and then I wrapped the glass into place going forward. When I got to the
> front I checked back and discovered that my wife thought she was supposed
> to
> place the glass on the top of the ledge instead of on the face of the cabin
> side so the whole thing was badly misaligned and the aft part of the window
> was not even touching the cabin side - my nightmare scenario.
>
> Lesson one, don't assume that your helper understands what you intend.
>
> Contrary to what I expected, I was able to pull the glass off and
> reposition
> it properly. It took a lot of force but it did separate cleanly.
> Fortunately
> I had pressed the tape firmly onto the cabin using a roller before I
> applied
> the sealant but I had not yet pressed the glass into the tape firmly. The
> second attempt, aided by some colourful language did the trick.
>
> Lesson two: The tape is not entirely unforgiving when pressure has not been
> applied. I was very very lucky this time.
>
> Lesson three: The tape is amazingly tenacious. Once pressed into place I
> did
> not need to use the clamps that I had devised to hold the glass in place
> while the sealant cured.
>
> Lesson four: A white boat with black sealant is a potential disaster. I
> masked back 2 feet from the edge of the glass and changed my plastic gloves
> repeatedly but I still had black goo everywhere - including my face.
> Fortunately, as long as you get to it before it cures it can be removed.
> For
> the port side I will increase the area that I mask off and have a place
> away
> from the boat where I can put tools down.
>
> Lesson five: Removing the protective covering from the inside after the
> glass was installed was easy. I could pull up the edge with my fingernail
> and then pull the paper off in one piece. Having painted over the paper I
> had worried that it might be difficult to peel the paper off but the paint
> turned out to have no effect.
>
> It feels like a solid installation but only time will tell. Hopefully it
> won't spring off overnight.
>
> Now that I have gone through this once, hopefully the port side will go
> smoother and with lest anxious anticipation.
>
> Given the cost of ports and the problem of installing them so they don't
> leak, I am satisfied with this fix - about $300 total for both sides. The
> bonus is that the window openings are considerably larger than the original
> ports.
>
> I have attached a picture of the finished product.
>
>
> Graham
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