Please let me add a few remarks about adhesive window (port) replacements or repairs, I have been on Azura with Robert and it is virtually impossible to notice his gelcoat repair...he did an excellent job and the materials and procedure he used to replace his windows seems to be standing up fine over time...he has a dry boat and he does not even have a dripless seal on the prop shaft...amazingly dry from what I have seen and clean, ultra clean I would say especially for a boat that is now about 30 years old...how many years ago was that when you replaced the windows, without a leak yet Robert, 3 years maybe more and in our Atlantic climate temps from plus 30 to minus 30 Celsius so I say his window job is good for a long time yet as boat repairs go...he did it as good as you can I think, better would be hard but go for it, otherwise follow his procedure, he is a meticulous detail oriented sort of sailor...he is my friend of many years and he has good experience and knowledge...I like his work, hire him if you can Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 2:01 PM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Dave: > > I used a very stiff 'putty knife' which I filed to a sharp edge.....slowly > went around each window tapping the putty knife with a rubber hammer. I > got 3of the windows out with no problems......didn't break any gelcoat. > Then the last window, the putty knife wouldn't cut out the top of window > #4.....I accidentally touched the bottom of the window pushing it out a > little and it broke free taking a big strop of the gelcoat with it. Another > repair job, the gelcoat and that's another story. > > I used Sika 295UV and the Sika Primer......not regrets on the choice of > adhesive. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32- 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > On 2016-02-01 12:43 PM, Dave via CnC-List wrote: > > I know this topic's been beat to death and I have every suggestion on what > adhesive/tape to use and how to install the new windows. But, I don't have > the emails saying how to get the old windows out. A large exacto blade > worked great taking out the sealant but not so much on the underlying, very > hard adhesive. > > Any suggestions on how to remove the old adhesive and remove the windows is > greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Dave > Saltaire > C&C 35 MK 3 > Bristol, RI > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
