Rick Is it really true that the designers at C&C expected glued on acryllic ports to stiffen the whole boat
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have the aluminum frame windows on both my boats, which I consider to be > less stylish but much more practical, so I'm basically just an interested > onlooker to this discussion. But it seems to me a point made several years > ago in a similar thread has been lost here. > > The frameless windows were glued into the deck/cabin structure and helped > to stiffen it, which also helps to stiffen the whole boat. > > Plexus seems a right PITA to use, but it has lasted the better part of 30 > years on our old boats. And the comments about damaging gel oat when > removing old portlights speaks to its tenacity as an adhesive. > > Sika 295uv, and the 3M equivalent, are great adhesives and sealers. (And > also a PITA to use. Don't even THINK about not using the primer.) I used > Sika 295 on my rebuilt hatches, and it is great for car windshields (which > are bedded in rubber so the window does not crack as the car body flexes) > but it remains flexible. And from the previous discussions on the list I've > gotten the impression that the hull and deck flexing leads to leaks in a > few years, and polycarbonate portlights held in by screws tend to get > cracks at the stress points. > > As I said, I have no real experience with the glued in portlight solutions > and I'm happy with my simple, cheap, durable, but not stylish aluminum > frames. I just wanted to remind the group about why the frameless > portlights were glued in by C&C in the first place. > > Rick Brass > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 8, 2015, at 20:38, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > We have the frameless windows and did the replacement last Spring. We used > 3M fuselage tape - and although the prep was a lot of work, we are very > pleased with the end result. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > ------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > www.StarshipSailing.com > ------------------------------- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone 6 > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > On Feb 8, 2015, at 8:24 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > That might work; but butyl’s NOT an adhesive, so you would definitely need > the screws/bolts. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Feb 8, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Gary Zuehlke via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Would the butyl tape work on frameless windows that were attached by > screws? What about bolts all the way through to some nice wood trim that > would "clamp" the cabin top sides between the windows and interior trim? > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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