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Lexan replacement windows
Lexan is bullet proof but does as you say over a period of time. To find
out the best properties of the various types of plastic windows get on the manufacturer's website. They describe all of them in detail. I used Lexan as storm shutters placed about a 1/2" away from my standard windows and held inplacewith Chicago screws. This provides the protection while eliminating fogging andcondensation. I think Lexan used this way makes sense but some of the other plastics would make better windows. There are shops that specialize in the three dimensional curves but the best place to check first is the boats manufacturer. Even if they aen't building them anymore they might have some left over or know who has the molds. M. "Rodney Myrvaagnes" wrote in message ... On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:30:05 -0400, "Jerry Peters" wrote: I am in the process of buying a used Fontaine Pajot Casamance catamaran and I will need to replace the fixed windows which surround the saloon. The windows are cracked and are unsafe for offshore voyaging. The manufacturer can supply replacements at great cost and with a long lead time. I am looking for advice and sources for the fabrication of replacements and perhaps suggestions on improving the design and strength of the windows. I believe they are lexan. Some are flat, some are formed in two dimensions and two of them may also be compound curves in three dimensions. Thanks for any thoughts. For flat ones, I have just traced them and had dupes cut at a plastics store. Shallow bends I would try the same, but haven't had occasioon to do it. But, I would like to know why they cracked in the first place. I have not seen that. My reason for replacing them is the gradual reduction in transparency of polycarbonate from UV exposure. Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a "We have achieved the inversion of the single note." __ Peter Ustinov as Karlheinz Stckhausen |
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Lexan replacement windows
I am in the process of buying a used Fontaine Pajot Casamance catamaran and
I will need to replace the fixed windows which surround the saloon. The windows are cracked and are unsafe for offshore voyaging. The manufacturer can supply replacements at great cost and with a long lead time. I am looking for advice and sources for the fabrication of replacements and perhaps suggestions on improving the design and strength of the windows. I believe they are lexan. Some are flat, some are formed in two dimensions and two of them may also be compound curves in three dimensions. Thanks for any thoughts. |
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Lexan replacement windows
On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:30:05 -0400, "Jerry Peters"
wrote: I am in the process of buying a used Fontaine Pajot Casamance catamaran and I will need to replace the fixed windows which surround the saloon. The windows are cracked and are unsafe for offshore voyaging. The manufacturer can supply replacements at great cost and with a long lead time. I am looking for advice and sources for the fabrication of replacements and perhaps suggestions on improving the design and strength of the windows. I believe they are lexan. Some are flat, some are formed in two dimensions and two of them may also be compound curves in three dimensions. Thanks for any thoughts. For flat ones, I have just traced them and had dupes cut at a plastics store. Shallow bends I would try the same, but haven't had occasioon to do it. But, I would like to know why they cracked in the first place. I have not seen that. My reason for replacing them is the gradual reduction in transparency of polycarbonate from UV exposure. Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a "We have achieved the inversion of the single note." __ Peter Ustinov as Karlheinz Stckhausen |
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Lexan replacement windows
In my case, I have had my replacement from a Auto Glass dealer. The hardest
part was to get the proper sealing gaskets. My advise is do not rely on the existing window pane for tracing the new one. At time the original panes are not cut exactly to fit the window openings and the gaps are filled with caulking. It is best when needed to trace each window pane from the opening on a masonite or cardboard. "Michael" wrote in message ... Lexan is bullet proof but does as you say over a period of time. To find out the best properties of the various types of plastic windows get on the manufacturer's website. They describe all of them in detail. I used Lexan as storm shutters placed about a 1/2" away from my standard windows and held inplacewith Chicago screws. This provides the protection while eliminating fogging andcondensation. I think Lexan used this way makes sense but some of the other plastics would make better windows. There are shops that specialize in the three dimensional curves but the best place to check first is the boats manufacturer. Even if they aen't building them anymore they might have some left over or know who has the molds. M. "Rodney Myrvaagnes" wrote in message ... On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:30:05 -0400, "Jerry Peters" wrote: I am in the process of buying a used Fontaine Pajot Casamance catamaran and I will need to replace the fixed windows which surround the saloon. The windows are cracked and are unsafe for offshore voyaging. The manufacturer can supply replacements at great cost and with a long lead time. I am looking for advice and sources for the fabrication of replacements and perhaps suggestions on improving the design and strength of the windows. I believe they are lexan. Some are flat, some are formed in two dimensions and two of them may also be compound curves in three dimensions. Thanks for any thoughts. For flat ones, I have just traced them and had dupes cut at a plastics store. Shallow bends I would try the same, but haven't had occasioon to do it. But, I would like to know why they cracked in the first place. I have not seen that. My reason for replacing them is the gradual reduction in transparency of polycarbonate from UV exposure. Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a "We have achieved the inversion of the single note." __ Peter Ustinov as Karlheinz Stckhausen |
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