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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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