Gene I really appreciate your detailed email! That was very nice. I spent all day on the boat today doing maintenance work and opened up this email to take a look at those windows. I have a 42 DCMY so I think the windows are the same as your 36 Aft. At the very beginning you said to move both windows to one side and then lift the felt. Are you in the Seattle area? I might just have to bribe you with beers to come see my boat some time and show me what you did. :) I will take a second look at it again tomorrow.
Thanks Kerry > On Jul 21, 2016, at 11:10 AM, 'gene' via UnifliteWorld > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Kerry: > > I am not sure what model you have. All of the sliding windows on my '73 > 36-aft have replaceable tracks. There is or was a plastic tract by Beckson > and a SS one by STANPRO, if I recall. > > To remove the track, slide the glass to one side and lift both what remains > of the plastic and felt. You should find anywhere from two to four screws. > Remove the screws, slide the glass to the other side and do the same. From > the outside, I then ran a sharp knife between the track and the fiberglass to > cut any sealant. > > Slide the two windows together and solely pull the bottom, with the track > attached, out. Be careful as once the track reaches midpoint, the weight of > the glass will cause it to come out suddenly and entirely. When > reinstalling, I put a dab of silicone on each screw hole before sliding the > track and glass back in. > > Have not tried the plastic track, so I cannot comment on how it will hold up > to the sun. The felt in the stainless track is good for about 3-5 years and > I have not found a way of replacing it other that by replacing the whole > track. > > I did find the stainless track at automotive supply houses . > > Gene > > > > On Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 11:40:42 PM UTC-4, Kerry wrote: > Hi all! Been quiet in here lately! I joined the Unflite Facebook group as > well but not much activity there either. My windows are to the point that I > am the only one in my family that can open them. The channels need new felt > BAD. Has anyone rebuilt their windows? How hard is it to take them apart > and rebuild? Ive Google’s the heck out of it with no luck. > > Thanks! > > Kerry > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld > <https://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
