Replacement polycarbonate/acrylic in patio doors

[Bosshogg]

Hi, can anyone give any advice how to change the acrylic - polycarbonate windows in the patio doors of a beneteau 7 Antares 2007.
cheers Colin.

 

[mrangry]

I cant give you any direct advice relating to replacement on your particular model of boat, however I am currently trying to source some 10mm smoked acrylic to replace the companionway hatch and washboards. It seems that due to the current "zombie Apocalypse" this is very hard to buy as manufacturers have been concentrating on supplying clear sheets for screens.

 

[Rappey]

I've no idea either but if it's aluminium frame it will either have clip in beads or is a wrap around frame.
Around the corner area may be plastic caps on the edges on the uprights. Under the caps will be screws which fix the sides to the top and bottom. That's the way domestic patio doors usually go together

 

[Bosshogg]

I cant give you any direct advice relating to replacement on your particular model of boat, however I am currently trying to source some 10mm smoked acrylic to replace the companionway hatch and washboards. It seems that due to the current "zombie Apocalypse" this is very hard to buy as manufacturers have been concentrating on supplying clear sheets for screens.

Try plastic sheets.com , phoned them this morning to price some sheets for the patio doors, they have all sorts of colours and sizes , I talked with ashleigh he was a great help.

 

[Bosshogg]

I've no idea either but if it's aluminium frame it will either have clip in beads or is a wrap around frame.
Around the corner area may be plastic caps on the edges on the uprights. Under the caps will be screws which fix the sides to the top and bottom. That's the way domestic patio doors usually go together

Thanks I will take a look later.

 

[Plum]

Hi, can anyone give any advice how to change the acrylic - polycarbonate windows in the patio doors of a beneteau 7 Antares 2007.
cheers Colin.

If they are the same design on the Antares 760 then the instructions on how to remove the doors are here Sliding Doors instructions.docx
You need to remove the doors then dismantle the frames at each corner to release the acrylic.

www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk

 

[Neeves]

I suspect your doors are similar to ours, an Australian built Lightwave, and the instructions above seem common, intenrnationally. We had someone jemmy our doors so have need to replace - they doors are surprisingly heavy. You could handle them single handed but have a spare pair of hands when you release and (more importantly) secure the hinges will help. If you are swing mooring based the weight and size of the windows makes dinghy delivery more of an issue - again having a spare pair of hands is a help. It depends where you are and your own particular preferences but darker windows give you more privacy daytime, but make little difference at night when you have the saloon lights on. But tinted windows make it darker inside, obviously, which we are not so keen on. The doors are shaded from the cockpit roof so they don't get direct sun. For privacy we use a roll up fly screen - which is thus dual purpose.

Jonathan