I appreciate windows in hulls that were designed for it. I spent some time on a Beneteau that had them tastefully throughout and anyplace you could sit, there was a nice window placed so you could see out and see the horizon. The glass on this particular 55' Sense design looked like 3/4" thick and I was very careful when we docked to strategically place fenders to keep pressure away from any window. Their glass was slightly curved and mated to a very wide recessed flange molded into the hull. All corners were rounded. The outside surface of the window was even with the hull so it was very sharp looking. IMHO, I don't think it practical to try and add hull windows to our boats.
Chuck, Resolute, 1990 C&C 34R > On February 16, 2019 at 10:43 AM David Knecht via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I was looking through Sail magazine this morning and noticed several > boats with windows in the topside hull. It seems to be a growing trend. My > general sense of windows is that at some point in their lifetime, they will > begin leaking so windows that will be underwater periodically would concern > me. Are these windows mounted differently from those in cabin tops to give > confidence in their structure or is this a feature to avoid altogether? Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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