They did my windows and a hatch with the same adhesive with great results.
 When I did my hatches they said Dow 795 was also fine to use.  I did a
hatch with it, and it does not leak either.

Joel
35/3
Annapolis


On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Monty Schumpert <[email protected]>wrote:

> Several years ago I replaced one of the windows on my 34+. Maritime
> Plastics in Annapolis cut the acrylic window (in two parts) for me and
> recommended Silpruf SCS2000 , made by GE, as a sealant/adhesive. I have had
> no leaks since the replacement. Biggest job was to remove and fair the
> surface where the original window had been installed with what looked like
> epoxy.
>
> Monty Schumpert
> Scandia
> 1991 C&C 34+
> Annapolis, MD
>
> On Aug 23, 2013, at 9:07 AM, Ken Heaton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Yes, but in this case I think the skylight lens in question is bonded to
> the flat surface of the deck.  If it is like the skylight on a 37+ there is
> no depression the lens fits into, no frame, the lexan panel just lays there
> so the choice of adhesive / sealant is very important.  As the boat flexes
> under sail there are significant stresses on this panel so the band has to
> be strong.
>
> Ken H.
>
>
> On 18 August 2013 23:25, Dennis C. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> FWIW, I've successfully bedded ports in J30's and hatch lenses in both
>> Bomar and Lewmar hatches with black LifeSeal by Life Products.  It's a
>> silicone/polyurethane blend.
>>
>> Dennis C.
>> Touche' 35-1 #83
>> mandeville, LA
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>>  *From:* Sébastien Lemieux <[email protected]>
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 18, 2013 8:36 PM
>> *Subject:* Stus-List C&C 30 mk II skylight
>>
>> I replaced mine with a Lexan panel too last year.  I used black 4200 as
>> the adhesive, which proved to be a bad decision on my part as it seems that
>> 4200 adheres poorly to lexan (let me know how it turns out for you Pete!).
>>  This spring, I noticed the panel was half loose and that water was getting
>> in at an alarming rate.  I removed the panel and cleaned up the 4200.
>>
>> I have been recommended a silicone-based sealant specially made to bed
>> lexan windows (sika 295 uv), but somehow managed to skip the parts of the
>> instructions where the use of a primer was mentioned.  Last month, I
>> noticed the panel is loose again with water finding its way in again.
>>
>> The only upside I see to my hard-n-slow learning approach is that I'm
>> giving myself so many opportunities to work on my goo-handling abilities!
>>
>> Sébastien Lemieux
>> Merlot X - C&C 30 mk2 1987
>> Lake Champlain
>>
>>
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