Ardenfour
Well-Known Member
I know, I know...
Had a piece of 6mm polycarb delivered today, for my curved front window. I'd left a window-sized piece of acrylic bent to the required curve overnight, and in the morning it had become 2 pieces. I read polycarbonate was easier to bend. Anyway this poly bit cost £6, and I've cut it to shape and it's in the frame. Easy enough to bend to shape. The old window sat in a U - shaped rubber seal in the alloy window slot, the old seal has disintegrated. So, should I use a rubber seal (I'm thinking bicycle inner tube round the glass, then into the frame, or else some kind of sealant, (or both?) nothing too tenacious, I may want to remove the glazing in future?
The new pane has a fair bit of springiness (it's flat) so the edge doesn't sit centrally in the frame and would need small spacers (eg matchsticks?) inserted to centralise it and allow a reasonable thickness of sealant.
I plan to attach the frame to the boat with either hatch tape or butyl tape.
Had a piece of 6mm polycarb delivered today, for my curved front window. I'd left a window-sized piece of acrylic bent to the required curve overnight, and in the morning it had become 2 pieces. I read polycarbonate was easier to bend. Anyway this poly bit cost £6, and I've cut it to shape and it's in the frame. Easy enough to bend to shape. The old window sat in a U - shaped rubber seal in the alloy window slot, the old seal has disintegrated. So, should I use a rubber seal (I'm thinking bicycle inner tube round the glass, then into the frame, or else some kind of sealant, (or both?) nothing too tenacious, I may want to remove the glazing in future?
The new pane has a fair bit of springiness (it's flat) so the edge doesn't sit centrally in the frame and would need small spacers (eg matchsticks?) inserted to centralise it and allow a reasonable thickness of sealant.
I plan to attach the frame to the boat with either hatch tape or butyl tape.
