I think windows in the hull are ugly. But then so are the boats they come in. Used to be that for a sailboat to be seaworthy for an ocean crossing, they were required to carry hard covers for the coach roof windows in case of breakage. If you want windows buy a Buick by the sea.
Ed Levert C&C 34 Briar Patch New Orleans On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 5:16 PM coltrek--- via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I would have to agree with Chuck that it probably isn't a good fit for our > boats, but I do like them and they are kind of cool. It is slick to watch > the green water flowing by. > Some caveats I can think of are compromising the structure of the hull, > after all we are bending these boats like a bow and arrow. Another might be > getting a good frame for the lens. So that it would be strong enough and > tight enough to withstand pounding waves . Those ports are super heavy > tempered glass, not acrylic, put in with urethane that sticks like car > windows. Which of course holds up and sticks lot better and longer than > plexiglass. I am really surprised that a lot of oh, well us, don't replace > those windows with tempered glass. There is a place called tempered glass > of Prussia, in Pennsylvania that makes custom tempered glass. > > Bill Coleman > C&C 39 > ------------------------------ > On Saturday, February 16, 2019 David Knecht via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I was looking through Sail magazine this morning and noticed several boats > with windows in the topside hull. It seems to be a growing trend. My > general sense of windows is that at some point in their lifetime, they will > begin leaking so windows that will be underwater periodically would concern > me. Are these windows mounted differently from those in cabin tops to give > confidence in their structure or is this a feature to avoid altogether? > Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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