Leaking cabin windows

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Silver Dragon has aluminium framed windows (made by Freeth of Birmingham). Some of them leak when it rains.

Does anyone one have any recommendation/ experience of having cabin windows resealed?
 
Ramage said:
Silver Dragon has aluminium framed windows (made by Freeth of Birmingham). Some of them leak when it rains.

Does anyone one have any recommendation/ experience of having cabin windows resealed?
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Is the leak between the Glass and the Frame or between the Frame and the Boat?

If its between the glass and the frame, you can scrape out the gunge, mask off and then apply sealant. I have done this a few times and with a bit of practise got it so subtle you cannot even see its been fixed.

If its between the frame and the boat, then its windows out and I think the best guy for this is the one at Reading Marine, ask Uncle Tone for his number...
 
I am pretty sure the leak is between the frame and the boat... The most pressing problem is a non-opening (fixed) window in the rear cabin that leaks onto the bed. The sliding window in the galley and forward heads does leak, but this goes into the shower tray so not such a big deal!
 
Friend did this job on a Birchwood 33.

As I recall ..
1 remove the black stuff
2 insert a line of seal from SEALSDIRECT.co.uk and press in firmly
3 replace the black sealant with good quality product
The rubber seal was just a thin sausage of neoprene a few mm thick bought by the metre.

I did the job myself on a Fairline using steps 1 & 3 and got a good (and waterproof) result
I think perhaps the secret is good removal of the failed material, clean up the job, get in some good quality sealant.
I used masking tape to get a good straight line against the window.

I made myself a plastic 'hook' out of an old tile cement spreader to get down in the crevice without damaging the aluminium window.
 
Ramage said:
Silver Dragon has aluminium framed windows (made by Freeth of Birmingham). Some of them leak when it rains.

Does anyone one have any recommendation/ experience of having cabin windows resealed?
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There is a firm in the midlands ? which will dismantle your old windows refurbish frames and refit glass with new rubber seals etc ,however they were not that much cheaper than buying new units,still if you wanted to keep to boat as original as possible worth considering.
 
Sometimes, the sliding Window sections have little external drains which get bunged up by green algae.

A good jetwash sorts 'em out!

Otherwise, the creeping fluid type stuff is a good bet for marginal leaks!
 
The sliding window drains are clear. The one Mrs Ramage is most concerned about is a fixed window in the aft cabin which leaks onto the bed (on her side!).
 
Ramage said:
The sliding window drains are clear. The one Mrs Ramage is most concerned about is a fixed window in the aft cabin which leaks onto the bed (on her side!).
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As its a fixed single window, Paul, this must be a sealing issue and shouldn't be that difficult to deal with yourself. Usually just a matter of removing the window, cleaning the surfaces throruoghly (interior trim may be an issue) and then reinstalling with new rubber strip and/or sealant.

Any photos of inside and out?
 
boatone said:
As its a fixed single window, Paul, this must be a sealing issue and shouldn't be that difficult to deal with yourself. Usually just a matter of removing the window, cleaning the surfaces throruoghly (interior trim may be an issue) and then reinstalling with new rubber strip and/or sealant.

Any photos of inside and out?
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Problem may be the rubber strip degraded twixt glass and frame,if so great care must to taken not to damage fixings in corners if square windows.They will almost certainly have corroded and will snap when you try to remove securing srews to open frame and extract glass.
You may well ask how I know. !
 
oldgit said:
Problem may be the rubber strip degraded twixt glass and frame,if so great care must to taken not to damage fixings in corners if square windows.They will almost certainly have corroded and will snap when you try to remove securing srews to open frame and extract glass.
You may well ask how I know. !
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The nice thing about a spot of DIY is that if it succeeds you are proud of your achievement and if you screw it up you have the perfect excuse for buying a new one ! Win, win situation :D

(Just make sure you have plan B sorted before battle commences, and a goodly supply of polythene sheet and gaffer tape for temporary weather exclusion.

(Just in case, the guy is Marine Windows, Reading - Caversham – Paul Hughes (also a qualified diver) Mobile: 07836250219 )
 
boatone said:
The nice thing about a spot of DIY is that if it succeeds you are proud of your achievement and if you screw it up you have the perfect excuse for buying a new one ! Win, win situation :D

(Just make sure you have plan B sorted before battle commences, and a goodly supply of polythene sheet and gaffer tape for temporary weather exclusion.

(Just in case, the guy is Marine Windows, Reading - Caversham – Paul Hughes (also a qualified diver) Mobile: 07836250219 )
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SWMBO wants "The Proper Man" to do it.....
 
Smut? SMUT?


My advice would have been;

Ensure he scrapes her hole clean before tightly packing the goods back in, or you might get a little bit of dripping around the edges...


Now that, Sir, is how to do it ;-)

p.s. If you are looking for Double Entendres, come and see me, and I'll give you one. LOL
 
Or;

The afflicted orifice might require a bit of rubbing down in order to maintain a nice tight fit, or her rear quarters may end up wetter than is desirable.

or perhaps;

Those back Canals are usually moist at this time of year etc etc....


I hope the Boat is fixed by the way....
 
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