Patrick, I don't have screws or bolts on my Windows. I did have screws put in by a PO. VHB have been holding for a year now.
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceDoug Mountjoy POYC Pegasus Lf38 -------- Original message --------From: Paul E via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 5/23/17 09:32 (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Paul E <dre...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Window replacement Patrick, I didn’t have any thru-bolts, just exterior screws with finish washers. I did fill in all screw holes and imperfections with epoxy/thickened epoxy. - Paul E.1981 C&C 38 Landfall S/V Johanna RoseFt Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 08:22:54 -0700 From: Patrick Davin <jda...@gmail.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>, PME <dre...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Window replacement Message-ID: <cahixy6sjamujdo2daomti6dsmpb-dna48dkyq88phw8eyh8...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Paul, What did you do about the thru-bolt holes on the inside of your cabin? Did you fill or cover those in any way? Are the leftover holes really ugly? I had *thought* that the thru-bolted windows on my LF38 were a feature / desirable attribute (for offshore strength) and that C&C had just done the adhered windows on the more racery boats (37+) because they don't have the port strength concern. But reading Don Casey's article you linked, it sounds like the thru-bolts may actually be a liability, because they cause cracking when the plastic expands or the boat flexes. If Don Casey thinks VHB is strong enough for offshore then I can probably trust him since he's usually conservative in terms of safety factors. I'll probably do this project in the next year. I was planning to keep the thru-bolts but if they're not necessary that will make my wife happy because she hates the look inside (ours don't even have cap nuts, just nylocks). -Patrick 1984 C&C LF38 Seattle, WA On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 5:27 AM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote:
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