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strataglass vs. crystal clear dodger window material
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. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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strataglass vs. crystal clear dodger window material
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:57:38 -0700, "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. We have Strataglass on our flybridge enclosure and like it a lot. It is important to use their recommended cleaning products but they are readily available and not unreasonably priced. |
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strataglass vs. crystal clear dodger window material
"Capt. JG" wrote in message ions... 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. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com John, Mine were polished vinyl and I replaced with same when the time came. A friend did his in strataglass, looked very good, very clear with no distortion (a little with the polished vinyl), stiffer and didn't wave or wrinkle. I was envious. |
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strataglass vs. crystal clear dodger window material
"Capt. JG" wrote in message
ions... 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. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com Excellent... thanks for the comments all! I had a feeling that was the case. Now, on to the spending part. :-) -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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strataglass vs. crystal clear dodger window material
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. |
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"Jeff" wrote in message
... 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. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:19:27 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote: 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. If you just spray it down with fresh water at end of day that will help a lot. There are some cleaners, usually those with ammonia, that will turn plastic cloudy. That's why it's important to use only the Strataglass products and keep everything else away. |
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