My glass shop didn't want to mess with the spline and gasket, so he glued the plexi in with the same polyurethane that they use on car windshields. Looks pretty good, very similar to the original grey and he only charged me $20 per window, plexi included. I'm going to do the forward two window this way and replace the aft two windows with opening Lewmar portlights. James Delaney C&C 38 MKII Oriental, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: dwight veinot To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2013 6:51 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Old style aluminum frame portlight gasket
Or you could just use Sikaflex 295uv Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass Sent: February 9, 2013 12:38 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Old style aluminum frame portlight gasket The D shaped EPDM seal that Dennis recommends makes a much better seal and lasts longer than the foam strip that goes between the frame and the Plexiglas. It also costs a whole lot less than the foam strip if you are buying the foam from Southshore Yachts. Take a small piece of your window spline to any glass shop that repairs storm doors and windows. Window spline is usually what holds the Plexiglas into your storm door. There are several dozen different cross sections for the spline, and the glass shop can determine which is the correct spline by comparing your sample. The last batch I bought was about $.50 per foot for a 30 foot piece. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Paine Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 10:07 PM To: Dennis C.; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Old style aluminum frame portlight gasket Sorry to be thick headed but I don't see where this D profile stuff fits in the old style AL frame windows. I have old style aluminum frame windows (CC33 1975) that form a seal with the plexiglass with 1/8" thick and 1/2" wide (I think) double sided sticky neoprene tape which sticks the plexi to the inner flat aluminum extrusion. On the outside there is a hard rubber spline (with a wedge cross-section) that is pressed between the plexi and the outer lip of the Al frame. The frame, of course, is screwed and bedded into the house sides-- so far no leaks there. I'd really like to replace the rubber splines as they have shrunk and grown brittle with age but I haven't seen it available anywhere. Thanks for any insight! David On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: Was wandering through WalMart tonight and saw some Duck brand EPDM gasket which I'm pretty sure would work for old style aluminum frame portlights. It's white. It didn't come up on the WalMart site but here's one reference for it: <http://www.myriadgreeyn.com/Bulk-Wholesale-Insulation-Rubber-Weatherstripping-p/cml%201282289.htm> I use M-D Building Products D profile EPDM marine/auto weatherstripping. M-D Product No. 01025. I get it from Lowes. Here's another reference: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2639/5588 - Release Date: 02/07/13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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