"Jeff" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:
Does someone have experience with one or both of these? I'm in the
process of (carefully) removing my dodger, then bringing it to a shop for
repair. I'm going to need to replace the windows. They're pretty badly
damaged from prior (to my ownership) damage. The shop is recommending the
crystal clear, but I haven't had a chance to quiz her about why vs. the
other.

One in a long list of projects for the off-season here...

I'll probably still do quite a bit of sailing without the dodger while it
gets worked on, as long as the sailing conditions are decent.


I recently visited live aboard friends who built a wrap-around dodger
using Strataglass for their center cockpit, and also rebuilt my dodger
with Strataglass about 5 years ago. I asked why theirs looked "like new"
while mine is rather dingy. His comment was "cleaning every two weeks."
I have to confess that he probably cleans his about 10 (maybe 20) times
more often than I clean mine.



According to the website, it looks like it should be cleaned every 1-2
months. I typically get a lot of salt spray, so probably 1/month at a
minimum seems about right.

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