IanC
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I have some leaking windows in my Colvic 28ft Traveller - they are, I guess some sort of aluminium frame - the glass has a sign on it saying SouthMinster Aluminium Essex.
It is my intention to try and do a good job this time (I have already tried to stop them leaking before with a bead of that silcone stuff). I thought I should take the frames out (one by one) - then I have some questions:
1. Can I take the frames apart and get the glass out?
2. What should I set the glass back in the frame using?
3. When I put the frame back in the boat what should I use to seal the frames to the boat. (I read somewhere about using neoprene - has anyone any thoughts about that and where would I get it - is it better than the stuff in a tube?)
4. Talking about the stuff in a tube - Silkaflex - which sort should I be using for this job.
5. A couple of the little screws are broken that hold the window in - they screw from the outside of the boat onto what looks like a domed rivet thingy inside - where can I get some replacements and what sort of metal should they be?
Any advice would be welcome. By the way - the boat is mainly used on inland waterways (Thorne Cruising Club - not far from Doncaster) with a couple of cruises each year down the Humber to Hull. I am looking forward to hearing some good advice
thanks
IanC
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It is my intention to try and do a good job this time (I have already tried to stop them leaking before with a bead of that silcone stuff). I thought I should take the frames out (one by one) - then I have some questions:
1. Can I take the frames apart and get the glass out?
2. What should I set the glass back in the frame using?
3. When I put the frame back in the boat what should I use to seal the frames to the boat. (I read somewhere about using neoprene - has anyone any thoughts about that and where would I get it - is it better than the stuff in a tube?)
4. Talking about the stuff in a tube - Silkaflex - which sort should I be using for this job.
5. A couple of the little screws are broken that hold the window in - they screw from the outside of the boat onto what looks like a domed rivet thingy inside - where can I get some replacements and what sort of metal should they be?
Any advice would be welcome. By the way - the boat is mainly used on inland waterways (Thorne Cruising Club - not far from Doncaster) with a couple of cruises each year down the Humber to Hull. I am looking forward to hearing some good advice
thanks
IanC
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