Saturday, February 21, 2015

Saloon Window Replacement on Hiaqua 37VT03 (Tuggers Vol. 63)

Our windows are a mess. S/S channels are hammered beyond rework and we want screens etc, so am looking at replacing them with Diamond Sea Glaze. 

We cruised with Capt Mike last fall and the previous owner had DSG 3/8" tempered installed for about $20k. Must have included labor in & out, crating & shipping to AK etc since we are only looking at just over $5k with no labor and no shipping for 1/4 tempered.  Boy, what a job. Laborious grunt work!!  First window took 5 hrs and then it was decision time to even proceed.  I talked Yvonne into hanging in there and once we figured out what was involved and a system it dropped to one hour each. Heat gun to soften the poly sulfide, putty knife, Fein, pry bar and persevering.  One center Salon window had been removed but the rest were original. None of the wall frames were filled solid and sealed, so we will fill and seal. 

After tracing & measuring the openings, fwd salon slopes up 4 degrees, center square and aft slopes up in the rear 2 degrees.   [compiled from several Feb 2015 emails from Randy Miller, rfmillerdesign@gmail.com]

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