I'm not sure the temperature extremes are radically different between St Louis and eastern Pennsylvania, where my 25 lived after I bought her, or Boston, where the 38 lived before I bought her. On both boats, a single strip of spline is all that is needed and has stayed in the corners with no problem.
It is in the technique for putting in the spline. As I suggested in an earlier post, start installing the spline at the top center of the frame (actually Dennis said that). As you insert the spline with your push stick, also push back in the direction of the joint, which will compress the spline slightly as it goes into the groove. Compressing the spline as it is installed, as opposed to the stretching which is more natural when you just push it into place, will keep it in the corners of the window. At least until it gets old, hard, and cracked from exposure, and it's time to replace it anyway when that occurs. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On Jun 5, 2014, at 16:31, "Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List" > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Rick, > I did the repair just like the list suggested; I have the Al frames. > However, I tried to have just one cut in the spline that holds the lens in > place. In other words, a single piece. Unfortunately, in the temp range we > get here in STL, the expansion/contraction tends to pull the spline from the > corners. > It hasn't leaked, but I spend time pushing it back in place. > If/when I do it again, I'll add more cuts (pieces) and cut wedges out of the > spline at the corners to allow them to seat better. > Ron > Wild Cheri > C&C 30-1 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
