I like this option myself. However, keep in mind that a similar kit sold by "cruising concepts", has the disclaimer that the windows are not offshore proven//leroy
--- In [email protected], ivan <deweyweeken...@...> wrote: > > I was looking into this earlier and some popular opinions have been to buy > acrylic or polycarbonate and have them cut 1/2" larger than your current > frames, drill holes about every four inches in them and then through bolt > them over the existing hole. And instead of using 5200 or any other caulk > they butyl tape which is used for installing windshields and back windows on > cars (exposed to the same weather as our boats) and the people who went that > route say it is leak proof and better looking than with the frames. > > Attached is a letter on a catalina 25 website that they got from a catalina > 27 owner... > > Good Luck, > -Ivan > s/v Blow Me II > Baltimore Harbor, MD > > Taken from an e-mail message written by Don Desse (Catalina 27 Owner) > Gary, > Another way to seal the windows is to use butyl tape (butyl tape is available > at > an auto glass replacement shop; locally, a 3/8 inch x 10 foot roll was > $11.00). > This is the material used to replace car windshields. It is an excellent > adhesive, it remains pliable, and it seals very effectively (you don't see too > many car windows leaking and they are exposed to all sorts of weather). The > butyl tape idea appeared on this list some time ago. > The problem I had with caulk was getting the window back into the opening. My > windows fit snugly into the opening. Unfortunately, trying to fit the windows > into their opening resulted in my getting caulk all over everything. I cleaned > up the caulk, but (alas) ended up with parts of the windows that were not > properly caulked (that is, there were voids through which water "poured" into > the boat). I redid the caulking job this year, using butyl tape. I was not > happy (major understatement) at having to redo the windows, but I had serious > leaking and I was installing new cushions and carpeting. So I bit the bullet, > ripped out the windows, followed the prep procedures you outlined, but used > butyl tape rather than caulk. The procedure was to apply the butyl tape around > the window frame. (The tape comes in a roll of round "tape" that is coiled up > with wax paper separating the coils.) I then inserted the window into the > opening, and tightened the screws to their final setting (you do not have to > worry about a "setting up" interval, as butyl tape does not set). I used a > razor > blade to carefully trim off any tape that had oozed out from around the frame. > I have found that the butyl tape works GREAT - it is easy to use, and there > has > been no subsequent leaking. Considering that I've had car windshields replaced > and they have never leaked, I am confident that the butyl tape will be > watertight. > To whoever posted the original idea about butyl tape: THANKS! > Regards, > ****** > Don Deese > > --- On Mon, 12/7/09, Mark Robertson <mrobert...@...> wrote: > > From: Mark Robertson <mrobert...@...> > Subject: RE: [IC27A] leaking windows > To: '[email protected]' > Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 3:57 PM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Keith do you have some pictures? I love show and tell. My boat has blue > stripes as well. > > > > >>> "Sneddon, Keith - ES/IS" <keith.sneddon@ itt.com> 12/7/2009 9:48 AM >>> > > > > I had my frames sanded, metal worked, and painted Navy Blue (same as the trim > on the boat). A good marine painter or an auto body shop should be able to > handle this. We used good quality marine mono-epoxy paint (I don't remember > exactly what). The frames now disappear visually, and combine with the glass > (which has a significant tint). The look is much cleaner and more modern, and > the freshly painted surface adheres well to the sealant. > > > > Keith Sneddon > > #4760, "Are We There Yet?" > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > From: ic...@yahoogroups. com [mailto:ic...@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of > TimothyN > > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:08 AM > > To: ic...@yahoogroups. com > > Subject: [IC27A] leaking windows > > > > I have a 71 catalina 27. I had a problem with leaky windows, so I decided to > > try the reseal kit from catalina. Unfortunately, I seem to have made the > > problem worse. I bent the aluminum frames a little as I was removing them. I > > thought I pounded them back into shape and caulked them well (maybe not). > > > > At the end of the day, my GF says she never liked the way they looked anyway, > > and I would hate to go through this repair again to find that I still didn't > > solve the problem. Therefore, we are looking for other options. > > > > I didn't see anything on the catalina site. Can you get new window frames from > > catalina? > > > > I did find another company listing retrofit windows for catalina > > (http://www.cruising concepts. com/retroftwin. htm). Does anyone have any > > experience with cruising concepts? > > > > Other ideas? Other vendors? > > > > Thanks. > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be proprietary and are > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. 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