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S&S Swan Maintenance - SOS Professor hull windows 47 cont |
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Join Date: 05 February 2007
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SOS Professor hull windows 47 cont |
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in order to get the whole picture here is the rest...thanks, J. Aorangi 47/047 so sorry, forgot one important thing (at least it seems so to me). there are hairline stress fractures in all of the corners of the flange. how to handle these? they are visible on the "aft" photo. thanks. Jayne Aorangi 47/047 |
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Dear Jayne, I just want to wish you good luck and to tell you that I have done quite the same thing on Farouche few years ago and the result is very good. I am sure that Lars will have professional opinion about the whole think. Good luck Cheers/Philippe Swan 47/50 |
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Jayne: Great photos and information. I am very interested in your project. In April, we are pulling our boat out of the water and undertaking several projects. One of these projects is to reseal the same port window. We have a tiny stress fracture and some screws that look like they are not well sealed. This month, some drops of water came into the main salon during a light rainfall. Any tricks or hints will be much appreciated. Cheers, Milo s/v The Last of the Normal People Swan 47(048) |
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Leaks are usually caused by a lack of sealant. It is important to have beads thick enough so they can flex a bit without cracking. Hot sun causes quite large expansion/contraction in a long window. Lars |
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Prof: What is a 'bead'? We may call it something different on this side of the 'big pond'. Would you describe it please? Cheers, Milo |
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Dear Milo,
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When squeezing out sealant from a cartridge onto a surface a bead is formed, i.e. a long blob. Bead is sealant manufacturer talk. Lars |
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Cheers to All! Aorangi has new lexan windows, and they are watertight. after a week of slaloming through showers and drying things out over and over again, the most important part of the job is complete. a watertight seal. have attached a few more steps to the final product. certainly not perfect, but that's for professionals. missing the photo of the black primer on everything which really looked special! made one HUGE mistake that should be noted for anyone attempting this project. the frames are hollow for a reason, and if you fill them with resin the flange needs to be deeper, and you need to drill the holes AFTER the resin has been added and dried, as the frames shrink and the holes don't line up as before. but the seal in the end seems more logical because the two surfaces are flat and there is no room for gaps. (this is where the corrosion started on the old ones with water pockets in the frame)
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