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Resealing Windows

  • 24 Apr 2013 01:18
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    Reply # 1276971 on 1252036
    Anonymous member
    if you want to buy some more time you might try cyanoacrylate ("crazyglue"). If you apply it to where the water runs in (top of the window) it should seep into the leaks and eventually plug them up. Might take a few applications.  Make sure you use a liquid, not the gel formulations.
  • 27 Mar 2013 17:50
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    Thank you for the suggestions. Job in queue.
  • 26 Mar 2013 17:03
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    Reply # 1252158 on 1252036
    Anonymous member
    Gerry,
    It's now 20 years since I put those windows in, so they haven't done too badly. As far as I recall, I bought them from the people in Essex who make the Houdini hatches. There's an external frame, with the glass sealed into it and with a flange which overlaps the hole in the boat. Then there's a loose backing ring on the inside. The screws on the outside go into blind nuts which are knurled and should be tight in the backing ring, so try unscrewing from the outside.

    Is the leak between the glass and the frame, or between the frame and the boat? If the former, I think it's a professional rebuild job, but if the latter, it should be possible to unscrew the frames, tease them out, and reseal with polyurethane sealant.
  • 26 Mar 2013 16:41
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    Anonymous member
    Gerry, When I rebuilt Athaena, I used Eagle Boat Windows, then in Skipton but now in Nelson.  It is a family business, ie a man and wife.  They are used by the RNLI.  I highly recommend them.  I feel sure that they would give good advice and parts and materials.  In the case of Athaena, we removed all the windows and took them to Skipton.  They rebuilt them and provided all the materials and advice necessary to refit them.  They are also good for hatches.  Cheers.  Jonathan
  • 26 Mar 2013 13:57
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    From the survey when I bought Ivory Gull I knew that pretty soon I'd have to reseal the windows, and now the time has come. The first leak is now pronounced enough to need fixing and so, never having done this job before, I'm after advice.

    I've posted a couple of pictures of the window in question in my albums and I'm after any advice or tips to do the job that anyone can offer.

    Specifically though, I'd like to know what the seal material is in a window like this. And since there are screw heads on both sides  of the window, what are those screws/screw headed bolts screwing into?

    I'm reluctant just to take a window apart to find out the answers as the existing seal looks pretty fragile and is likely to need replacing before the thing can be reassembled.
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