Sealing Windows

[Andibs]

A couple of the windows have started to leak slightly recently. The windows are external, perspex, no trim and the gap between the perspex and GPR are filled with a black mastic type substance.

The boat is a two and a half hour drive away, so when I go to it, I spend a couple of nights sleeping onboard. With my questionable DIY skills I don't want to start pulling things off at this time of year.

Any recommendations for a temporary sealant until the better weather next year.

Cheers
Andy

 

[VicS]

A couple of the windows have started to leak slightly recently. The windows are external, perspex, no trim and the gap between the perspex and GPR are filled with a black mastic type substance.

The boat is a two and a half hour drive away, so when I go to it, I spend a couple of nights sleeping onboard. With my questionable DIY skills I don't want to start pulling things off at this time of year.

Any recommendations for a temporary sealant until the better weather next year.

Cheers
Andy

Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure. ............ Worth a try

 

[LadyInBed]

Bite the bullet, remove window and reseal with Double Sided Butyl Tape

 

[Piers]

Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure. ............ Worth a try

Excellent suggestion. So easy to apply, and inexpensive.

 

[jordanbasset]

Assuming the leak is between the perspex and the GRP I would try silkaflex or similar product

 

[Piers]

Assuming the leak is between the perspex and the GRP I would try silkaflex or similar product

...only if Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure hasn't worked!

 

[VicS]

Assuming the leak is between the perspex and the GRP I would try silkaflex or similar product

The OP is looking for a temporary fix before resealing properly next year.

Captain Tolley's can work very well especially where there is no movement. It must be applied in dry frost free conditions and allowed to cure for 24 hours .

A non setting butyl sealant, or butyl tape, will be the preferred material for the permanent re-seal

http://www.captaintolley.com/

 

[Piers]

The OP is looking for a temporary fix before resealing properly next year.

Captain Tolley's can work very well especially where there is no movement. It must be applied in dry frost free conditions and allowed to cure for 24 hours .

A non setting butyl sealant, or butyl tape, will be the preferred material for the permanent re-seal

http://www.captaintolley.com/

A number of Play d'eau's large window frames were starting to leak. Fleming said we'd need to remove the frames (almost impossible without breaking them) replace and refit, costing many, many thousands of pounds. There are some 20 to do. No-one in the Fleming trade had any other suggestions. Then I met a shipwright who suggested Capt Tolley's.

So, for less than £10, we've had total success, and saved a small fortune. Hence, I bang on about Capt Tolley's.

 

[Mister E]

For a long term temporary fix Tough Tape. (Trade name).
Will do the job for months, plus it is reasonably clear.

 

[bigwow]

For a long term temporary fix Tough Tape. (Trade name).
Will do the job for months, plus it is reasonably clear.

Is that another name for gaffer or tank tape?

 

[Mister E]

Is that another name for gaffer or tank tape?

Sorry it should be Stormsure. Tough Tape.