UV resistant spray hood windows

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Current windows in our spray hood are milky and unusable. Looking to get them replaced and local, well recommended sailmaker, in Finike,has given me a piece of his window material.
Lofticus is concerned it is too thin.
Two questions:
Does thickness directly relate to UV stability?
Wouldn't thinner, more flexible plastic wear better in a sprayhood that is up and down quite a bit especially in the spring/ summer season?
Expertise sought before Lofticus commits!
Thanks
 
You need a material called "Vybak". I have just had a front screen made with it for our bimini. I had to import it myself for the cover maker in Corfu. Neither he nor his father had seen it before but i think they will now offer it as a "deluxe" alternative to all their customers. I have, in my garage a 1973 MG which has the original hood made with Vybak and it is clear as crystal.

You can obtain it here:-
http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-1880-vybak-large-sheet.aspx
 
sailorman said:
Oyster spec it for their covers. on or two of those do manage to get greater distances than me, although i dont employ a skipper to do deliveries
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I went for Kayospruce sheet material Kayo-Glass. Stratoglass was double the price. Regret it now as the Kayo-Glass has a bluish look and is not as crystal clear as a plate-polished PVC should be.

In fact, SC's recommendation of Vybak is a very good one - a really high quality plate-polished (pressed at high pressure) sheet (not calendared) PVC.
 
Thanks for suggestions of products to use, can be challenging to import into Turkey I believe, unless anyone can tell me an easy route!
Was curious to know if there is a relationship between thickness and UV resistance?
 
sailorman said:
Oyster spec it for their covers. on or two of those do manage to get greater distances than me, although i dont employ a skipper to do deliveries
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Just replaced them on our Oyster as they became impossible to see through. Sun does make a difference but they have to be washed each time you take the boat out. A sail maker suggested to me to use lamp oil but that did not sound right to me.

I knew i needed some more so I had nothing to loose by seeing what may clean them. On really badly worn ones you can use something like t cut to get a lot of grime off but it is a last resort weapon of mass destruction.
 
Nostrodamus said:
Just replaced them on our Oyster as they became impossible to see through. Sun does make a difference but they have to be washed each time you take the boat out. A sail maker suggested to me to use lamp oil but that did not sound right to me.

I knew i needed some more so I had nothing to loose by seeing what may clean them. On really badly worn ones you can use something like t cut to get a lot of grime off but it is a last resort weapon of mass destruction.
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Read the cleaning instructions on #2 link

who made your hood
 
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