Victor,

Did they give you a price on the replacement sliding windows?

Thanks,

Matt

On Feb 10, 5:14 pm, gene <[email protected]> wrote:
> Victor:
>
> I have a 73 36-double cabin.  The double track is stainless and made
> by Stanpro, or something like that.  It is carried by Defender and is
> not cheap.  The felt liner only lasts a few years.  There is a while
> plastic double track that someone on the forum was going to try but I
> have not heard the results.
>
> There are only three or four screws that hold the lower track in place
> and those are the only place that water can penetrate (at least on
> mine).  As noted by others, I applied sealant to the holes and screws
> when replacing the track and have not had a leak problem since.
>
> I did replace my side windows with brown tinted safety glass.  The
> tint film is sandwitched between the two pieces of glass and therefore
> cannot come off.
>
> When putting the glass back, apply sealant to the lower holes, mount
> the lower track, apply sealant to the holes in the top of the window,
> put the glass in the lower track, put the upper track on the glass and
> slide it in place.  Replacing the screws can be fun.
>
> Haven't played with the windshield yet, but I did replace the
> portlights in the v-berth several years ago as some heavy seas just
> popped them inside.  I found Becksons that were just slightly larger
> and cut the fiberglass to fit.  They have four lugs to secure rather
> than the original Vetus which only had two hold-downs.
>
> Gene
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