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Lots of reasons why you should get the salt off your boat whenever you can. There′s a good way and a bad way.
[Dockside Reports]
A Sabre 34 owner improves ventilation and upgrades materials by replacing his old ports. List of parts and tools, with step-by-step photos of the installation.
[Early Light, Solomons, MD, USA]
How to install/replace pilothouse windows, including choosing materials. Lexan, Hyzod from Sheffield Plastics, Tuffak from Atoglas, Silproof sealant,
[Cruising World, January 2001]
Illustrated instructions for removing, sealing, and remounting aluminum-frame non-opening portlights.
[C&C Sailing Association Northeast, London, ON, Canada]
Properties of wood fiberglass, aluminum, bronze, stainless and plastic ports and hatches, with suggestions for replacing acrylic and Lexan glazing, keeping dogs and hinges in good shape, replacing the gaskets, and reinstalling frames.
[SailNet, 18 March 2003]
Leaky windows can not be fixed with sealant alone. They must be removed and re-installed. Here′s how.
[San Juan 23 Internet Fleet, USA]
Opening or fixed ports and windows. Products included yacht and commercial qualities.
[Freeman Marine Equipment, Inc., Gold Beach, OR, USA]
Custom single pane and thermal windows in a variety of fixed and sliding designs and attachment methods.
[Gebo Marine Glazing B.V., Almere, the Netherlands]
Maker of aluminum, steel, bronze and stainless heavy-duty windows, doors and portlights. Supplies the marine, workboat, rail and mass transit industries, to give you some idea of their robustness.
[Beclawat Manufacturing Inc., Belleville, ON, Canada]
Many sizes and shapes of stylish opening and fixed ports in stainless and aluminum.
[Nemo Industrie S.r.l., Cella di Mercato S., Italy]
Sealants, Adhesives and Caulks
Trying to reseal the window by smearing sealant on the outside is not only messy and ugly, but certainly doomed to failure.
Bob Schimmel
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