[Rhodes22-list] Window replacement update - done

Mon Jun 8 09:32:58 EDT 2015

My guess is that its for the bilge pump discharge.

Bob (palatka)

> On Jun 7, 2015, at 8:49 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Jerry:
> For the life of me I can't remember what the second thru hull is for. It has
> been so long since I took the galley apart. One is a grey water discharge
> but the other...? Hopefully it will all come back when I rebuild the
> interior.
> 
> Graham 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 Email
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Window replacement update - done
> 
> Nice job Graham. One question. Why two thru hulls at the waterline?
> 
> Jerry Lowe
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Graham,
>> 
>> Wow! It looks great!  I love the shape of the window, especially the 
>> sloped leading edge. Very attractive design.  I am so glad that all 
>> went well.
>> 
>> We need a via from the inside.
>> 
>> Mike
>> s/v Windlass ('91)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 
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>> Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2015 9:30 PM
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>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Window replacement update - done
>> 
>> 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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