Re: [Cal_Boats] Window/portlite replacement (all)

That price sounds reasonable for glass, but I have a curved foward dead (why dead?) lite on my dog house. Getting back to plastics, which is better, acrylic or lexan? Is 1/8"f thick enuff? I don't get the ball bearing part, but I like the double sided sticky tape part, that way i can match all the little holes the former owner drilled thru the dog house and into the plastic to mount them. Ditto the boatlife caulk, assuming it is clear stuff. The PO discarded the aluminmum frames, of course. I'll probably use a saber saw to cut the acrylic, unless I have a shop do it. I'll probably C-clamp aluminum bar to act as a guide for the base of the saw. There is or was a shop here in MdR that made up windows. Of course that will cost. thanks for all the gouge, Jerry --- On Thu, 6/18/09, biggs dave <im… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: From: biggs dave <im… [at] yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Window/portlite replacement was: Sliding mirrors To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 6:30 AM Jerry, I ditto the smoked tempered glass from Mark Plastics. They completely transformed the interior of my boat making it feel much more airy. I also recommend the sealant the Mark recommends. The price might be hard to swallow of 24 footer. If you are careful, you could probably remove your current ports and just replace the acrylic. TAP Plastics is a source for that. Dave ============ ========= ========= ========= = From:

I used 1/4 inch acrylic for what it is worth. The idea was that if you are in the open ocean and get hit by a wave and the thing breaks, you might sink. Now, I don't sail in the open ocean but just put in what was there before without giving it much thought. It also depends on how big the opening is. A larger span will need thicker material. For the difference, just google the two words. Allen On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Gerald Sobel <so… [at] yahoo.com>wrote: > > > That price sounds reasonable for glass, but I have a curved foward dead > (why dead?) lite on my dog house. > > Getting back to plastics, which is better, acrylic or lexan? Is 1/8"f thick > enuff? > > I don't get the ball bearing part, but I like the double sided sticky tape > part, that way i can match all the little holes the former owner drilled > thru the dog house and into the plastic to mount them. Ditto the boatlife > caulk, assuming it is clear stuff. The PO discarded the aluminmum frames, of > course. > > I'll probably use a saber saw to cut the acrylic, unless I have a shop do > it. I'll probably C-clamp aluminum bar to act as a guide for the base of the > saw. > > There is or was a shop here in MdR that made up windows. Of course that > will cost. > thanks for all the gouge, > Jerry > > --- On *Thu, 6/18/09, biggs dave <im… [at] yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: biggs dave <im… [at] yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Window/portlite replacement was: Sliding mirrors > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 6:30 AM > > Jerry, > > I ditto the smoked tempered glass from Mark Plastics. They completely > transformed the interior of my boat making it feel much more airy. I also > recommend the sealant the Mark recommends. > > The price might be hard to swallow of 24 footer. If you are careful, you > could probably remove your current ports and just replace the acrylic. TAP > Plastics is a source for that. > > Dave > ============ ========= ========= ========= = > > ------------------------------ > *From:* > > > > > > >