Evan, This spline works and, unlike most, is available in an 18 ft role (enough to do the windows on a 25):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F7H9J3E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I agree with Rick and Dennis, use a good foam weatherstrip. The stuff that South Shore provides with their gasket is junk. A more robust weatherstrip makes it slightly more difficult to install the window, though. If you replace the window itself, be aware that you can sand any high spots on the perimeter of the acrylic to help fit the window to the frame. My local glass company recommended this and I found it worked very well. Mark > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:00:29 -0400 > From: "Rick Brass" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Window spline options (CnC 33-1) > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > My 25 still has the aluminum frame windows. I use the same MD Building > products EPDM weatherstripping cited by Dennis ? bought at Lowes. A box is > about $20, IIRC, and is enough to do 4 portlights. I took a smaple of my old > spline to a local glass shop that repairs storm doors (which must have > plastic ? not glass ? windows. They matched the old spline, at a cost > somewhere in the range of $0.25 per foot. Installation of the replacement > portlights take around 20-30 minutes per portlight. I need to do it again ? > it has been something like 10years since they were last replaced (with no > leaks, BTW. > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis C. > via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 1:35 PM > To: CnClist <[email protected]> > Cc: Dennis C. <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Window spline options (CnC 33-1) > > > Evan, > > Replacing the lenses in the aluminum frames is straightforward. I do it > every 7-8 years on my 35-1. I cut the lenses myself from acrylic I get from > mcmaster.com <http://mcmaster.com> . > > First, the inner seal is simply D-shaped EDPM weatherstripping that can be > found at Lowes, Home Depot or Walmart. MD Building Products and Frost King > make it. Amazon sells it also. Look for MD Building Products 1025 > weatherstripping. > > Clean the sealing surface on the aluminum frames and stick the adhesive side > to the frame. Insert the lens. Wet the spline with soapy water and use a > wooden dowel or similar to push the spline in place. > > You can buy universal spline on amazon much cheaper than the spline sold by > Holland. I used C.R. Laurence CRL gray 15/32 Wide glazing spline. However, > that spline was a bit hard to insert. It worked but it was a bit of a pain. > > I suspect there are better spline/gasket alternatives out there. The first > time I replaced them, I used the spline from Holland. It worked very well. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2019, 11:11 AM Evan Kane via CnC-List <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > The metal-framed windows on my 33-1 all leak, and the (vinyl?) spline is > pulling away at the corners and looks bad. The leak is between the frame and > the plexi, not the frame and the fiberglass. > > I?m aware that holland marine and south shore sell the spline but at > relatively large expense. > > The local window shop didn?t have anything matching in stock but recommended > picking something from CR Laurence?s options ($20-40 for a 100 ft roll), but > I can?t tell which would work best. > > What is the list using for replacement spline? > > Also, do you recommend butyl tape or 3m vhb tape or other products for > sealing the plexi to the frame? > > Please excuse any technical errors using the list on my part, this is my > first post (likely of many) > > Evan > _______________________________________________ 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
