[C38] Will post images of successful window replacement. Soon

Don Strong drstrong at ucdavis.edu
Fri Sep 30 18:01:39 EDT 2016


Hope to link you to my very successful Cruising Concepts C38 window 
replacement this weekend.
By Blogger.
Don
Discreet Charm
C38
San Francisco Bay

On 9/30/16 2:09 PM, Ray Torok wrote:
> Is there any update on the window replacement projects?  Success 
> stories, lessons learned, recommendations, etc?
>
> Thanks much,
> Ray
> Thira (#37)
>
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 5:12 AM, William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:whk1965 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Went to the boat and took the tape off from around the window,
>     looks good. It seems to have slipped down a little but had no
>     problem with corners lifting. I am not going to remove the cover
>     paper until I put the ports around it in to protect it.
>
>     On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 11:37 AM, William Knowles
>     <whk1965 at gmail.com <mailto:whk1965 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Don will post some pics maybe sunday.
>
>
>         On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Don Strong
>         <drstrong at ucdavis.edu <mailto:drstrong at ucdavis.edu>> wrote:
>
>             I need this kind of positive encouragement.
>             Thanks!
>
>             On 6/10/16 7:53 AM, William Knowles wrote:
>>             Put the first window in yesterday went OK but made one
>>             mistake covered my line with glue, hope it will be level,
>>             with the rest of the ports. One thing that worked great
>>             used an oscillating scraper (lowest setting) from harbor
>>             frieght to remove butyl rubber, came right off.  I think
>>             on the rest I am going to use the cabin lip as the mark
>>             so all the ports are even. One other thing did not think
>>             the inside piece was going to fit, then tried turning it
>>             over and fit OK. Next ones should go faster.
>>
>>             On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 1:15 AM, Patrick
>>             <1derful at comcast.net <mailto:1derful at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>
>>                 I replace the top board on the entrance with clear
>>                 plastic one made at Tap Plastic.
>>                 Brings light into salon
>>                 Patrick
>>
>>                 Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>                 On Jun 4, 2016, at 5:44 AM, William Knowles
>>                 <whk1965 at gmail.com <mailto:whk1965 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>>                 Got my windows from cruising concepts friday, try to
>>>                 install next week anyone have any tips? Seems pretty
>>>                 straight forward.
>>>
>>>                 On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 2:14 AM, Steve Smolinske
>>>                 <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com
>>>                 <mailto:SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>                     We did the same, works great, Sherri doesn’t
>>>                     like to be below without being able to see that
>>>                     Im still on board.
>>>
>>>                     Steve
>>>
>>>                     Peregrine #312
>>>
>>>                     Seattle
>>>
>>>                     *From:*Listserve
>>>                     [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>>>                     <mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org>] *On
>>>                     Behalf Of *Patrick
>>>                     *Sent:* Tuesday, April 12, 2016 11:13 PM
>>>                     *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve
>>>                     *Subject:* Re: [C38] Window replacement
>>>
>>>                     Speaking of lighting I had TAP plastics make a
>>>                     clear plastic board to close hatch .
>>>
>>>                     Brings in light
>>>
>>>                     Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>                     On Apr 12, 2016, at 9:31 AM, jessup1 at att.net
>>>                     <mailto:jessup1 at att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>                         I have hadlocal port light companies
>>>
>>>                         In Newport Beach fix leaking
>>>
>>>                         Problems.
>>>
>>>                         The forward lucite hatch replacement from
>>>                         Cruising
>>>
>>>                         Concepts is a must addition to
>>>
>>>                         The "to do" list.
>>>
>>>                         Andy Jessup
>>>
>>>                         CORVUS, 250
>>>
>>>                         A.T. Jessup
>>>
>>>                         andrewjessup at jessupautoplaza.com
>>>                         <mailto:andrewjessup at jessupautoplaza.com>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>                         On Apr 12, 2016, at 08:57, Charles Finn
>>>                         <Charles at finn.ws <mailto:Charles at finn.ws>>
>>>                         wrote:
>>>
>>>                             I went with the windows from Cruising
>>>                             Concepts 12 years ago. They were a
>>>                             relatively easy install and have
>>>                             weathered well.  I am getting some
>>>                             crazing as you would expect, but they
>>>                             were a marked change for both the looks
>>>                             of the boat an maintenance. I never was
>>>                             able to figure out how installing glass
>>>                             windows in aluminum frames in a
>>>                             fiberglass boat was ever going to not leak!
>>>                             I also bought the vee birth hatch and it
>>>                             changed the whole inside livability of
>>>                             the birth and bow of the boat!  It went
>>>                             from a dungeon to a sun porch.
>>>                             Chuck Finn
>>>                             Might Quinn #114
>>>                             Great Lakes
>>>
>>>                             On 4/12/2016 8:20 AM, William Knowles wrote:
>>>
>>>                                 Has anyone replaced there windows
>>>                                 with the sailboat owners.com
>>>                                 <http://owners.com> web site ($1650
>>>                                 for kit) or something else? Ideas
>>>
>>>                                 Flying Goose 324
>>>
>>>                                 -- 
>>>
>>>                                 W H Knowles
>>>
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>             Donald R. Strong
>             Professor,
>             Department of Evolution and Ecology
>             and
>             The Bodega Marine Laboratory,
>             University of California, Davis,
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Department of Evolution and Ecology
and
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University of California, Davis,
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