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Originally Posted by Maddog  On my boat I'm planning to ditch the beautiful bronze deadlights and use as thick of lexan as deemed necessary backed up with an aluminum backing plate. Shooting for strong enough that it adds stiffness to the cabintop. Took keep it clear I'm thinking a piece of 1/4 inch plexi on the outside as a sacrificial layer. Lexan = bedded in, plexi just bolted up.
Search for the thread on "Sexy Windows". That is the method I am going to use next spring. |
I have just replaced the windows in my Cal 29. I am no expert by any means and this is my first attempt ever at replacing boat windows.
I used the technique that Maddog refers to:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...dows-4526.html
by Bob Norson.
Time will tell how well they work in the long run, but I am extremely pleased with the way they turned out. They are made of Smoked Lexan.
Right? Wrong? Indifferent? I don't know - there are so many opinions. But for the use I intend for this boat, I believe that they will do quite well.
This is not the greatest picture as I am still working on the boat:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=3879&c=2