Broken Hatch Lens

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by ggray

They are Lewmar hatches with white lenses...

IIRC: Lewmar hatches come standard with:
Acrylic (lens) colours: Grey or Dark Grey.
Do you mean white frames, or white moldings?

Originally Posted by team karst

My lewmars came light green, and ive been using smoke gray as replacements. Looks a wee more modern, IMO. Are these white lens opaque? Were they white when new?

Interesting - IDK they offered that option.

[JimsCAL]

I replaced the lenses in two Bomar hatches a few years ago. Got the smoke grey plexi online and vendor cut them to size including radius at corners. With the Dow 795 and new circular gaskets, total cost was under $200 for both.

[ggray]

The lens is (are) white.

I'd say opaque, but light comes through so perhaps translucent is better.

Originally Posted by GordMay

IIRC: Lewmar hatches come standard with:
Acrylic (lens) colours: Grey or Dark Grey.
Do you mean white frames, or white moldings?



Interesting - IDK they offered that option.

[Rumrace]

https://www.eplastics.com/plexiglass...s/uv-filtering

I had a SeaRay 270 balsa laminate got compromised and repaired poorly near the Starboard window frame. A long two piece smoked plastic the nylon clips were crumbling. I bought plastic sheet Sea Ray sent me the pattern and I rebuilt both windows in an afternoon. I used Lexel to rebound the frames Systems West to repair the balsa and a match gel coat so the repair vanished. The plastic house used a much better plastic than a company in hard competition like Sea Ray is allowed. Dramatically reduced heat from the long windows.