Hi Paul,
I agree that 1/4" is too thin. The other 37+ at my club has 5/16" It
amazes me that people with no marine design experience would change the
design. I plan to go with 3/8" acrylic. But then again...
The problem with Lexan (which is a polycarbonate) is that it is less
scratch resistant than Plexiglas (acrylic). You are probably trading one
problem for another.
As for Plexus vs Silka 295, I am really torn. The write-up in the
Photo Album suggest that Plexus will be flexible enough if (big if) the
bond thickness is large enough. To that end he added glass beads to the
adhesive to make sure the bond thickness didn't get thinner than 0.030".
Thoughts, anyone?
Gary
S/V High Maintenance
'90 C&C 37 Plus
East Greenwich, RI, USA
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On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Dreuge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> wrote:
> Gary,
>
> I am surprised that you have 1/4” acrylic. To have the strength acrylic
> should be more like 3/8”.
>
> Are you sure you don’t have 1/4” polycarbonate?
>
> I recently replaced all of the fixed ports on my LF38 using 1/4” Makrolon
> (abrasion & UV resistance polycarbonate), 3M VHB tape, and Dow 795.
>
> I have pictures and a discussion of the process at:
> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/search/label/NewPorts
>
> Paul
>
> -
> Paul E.
> 1981 C&C 38 Landfall
> S/V Johanna Rose
> Carrabelle, FL
>
> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/
>
> On Oct 21, 2015, at 8:08 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote:
>
> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 21:16:09 -0400
> From: Gary Russell <captnga...@gmail.com>
> To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> Subject: Stus-List Replacing Windows
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> I am starting the process of replacing the side windows on High Maintenance
> (1990 C&C 37 Plus). The windows have been replaced before (not original)
> and are currently 1/4" acrylic. Is that the right thickness? I've seen in
> some places references to 3/8" windows. So were the original windows 1/4"
> or 3/8"?
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
> s/V High Maintenance
> '90 C&C 37 Plus
> East Greenwich, RI, USA
>
>
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