Bobby McCullough Franklin, TN
Boat Name: Intrepid
Model/Year: 1971
Hull No. 741
Hailing Port: Old Hickory and Percy Priest Lakes |
06/25/2004 2:31 PM Pacific Time
I have purchased the glazing channel for my 1981 C22 but it is one long piece of vinyl. Does it need to be cut to size with the end meeting OR should it overlap somewhat? How does this need to be done? The instructions do not explain this point and 2 calls to the free support line have not yielded a live person. Thanks in advance! |
Dick King Melbourne, FL
Boat Name: Twilight Zone
Model/Year: Sport/2005
Hull No. 15546
Hailing Port: Melbourne, FL |
06/26/2004 8:03 AM Pacific Time
Bobby - A friend of mine redid his windows not too long ago. I asked him your question and here is his reply.
"I put mine around the window and cut it to size. If anything it stretches a little as you install it."
Hope that helps.
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Bobby McCullough Franklin, TN
Boat Name: Intrepid
Model/Year: 1971
Hull No. 741
Hailing Port: Old Hickory and Percy Priest Lakes |
07/01/2004 8:30 PM Pacific Time
Thanks Dick, I appreciate the info and it does help. I'm dreading this project but the wind will die for summer soon... |
Bill Hurni Hendersonville, NC
Boat Name: Wingin' it
Model/Year: 1990 CP26
Hull No.
Hailing Port: Keowee Sailing Club |
07/03/2005 3:02 PM Pacific Time
Bobby - I also redid my windows a couple of years ago. The vinyl channel must be cut to fit but cut it just a little longer than it looks like it needs to be - maybe 1/8 inch or so. It seems to draw up when you install the window back in its frame. Also, make sure you use the recommended caulking between the window and the vinyl, to make sure it won't leak. Good luck. |
Ryan Graham Douglasville, Ga.
Boat Name: Luana Cordelia
Model/Year: C22 1978
Hull No. 8587
Hailing Port: Douglasville, Ga (on the hard) |
01/23/2010 11:09 AM Pacific Time
I cut mine 3 to 6 in short and streched it. The cuts I made were near a 45 so to increase the surface area of the mateing surfaces of the seal. Like I have said in some of the other posts the CD kit is well worth the money! |
Chuck Bennett Dothan, Alabama
Boat Name: Mya Scape
Model/Year: C-22SK 1982
Hull No. 10592
Hailing Port: Bagby Marina, Lake Eufaula, Ft. Gaines, Georgia |
09/05/2011 7:54 AM Pacific Time
I have a question about the window frames. I keep reading about frame halves, but mine has one joint in it and I find it extremely difficult to insert the glass with gasket in this frame. Do most frames come in two pieces, joined by plates? Do I need to cut mine where it is in two pieces?
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Peter South Daytona, Florida
Boat Name: (Working On A Name)
Model/Year: C-22, 1974
Hull No. 2679
Hailing Port: South Daytona, Florida |
09/07/2011 10:21 AM Pacific Time
The halves are the inside frame and outside frame. |
Mike Bracket Clinton Twp, MI
Boat Name: Gunsmoke
Model/Year: 1979
Hull No. 9150
Hailing Port: Lake St Clair MI |
09/07/2011 5:46 PM Pacific Time
Chuck: the inside aluminum 'frame' is a one piece extrusion with only one 'joint' in it. held to the outer aluminum frame (with the glass in it) by about 15 screws. remove the screws and carefully lift the inner extrusion off from the inside. now carefully push the outer extrusion out of the cutout in the cabin top. it is held in with a butyl rubber gasket/sealer and may be pretty well stuck down. DO NOT PRY it out with a screwdriver or pry bar.
Once the outer frame is out and separate from the cabin top, you can inspect the aluminum extrusion with the glass inside. there should be two halves, joined wth small aluminum plates held in place with a couple small screws. the joints are fore/aft in about the middle of the front and back of the extrusion.
yes it is HARD to get the glass back in the groove with new weatherstripping and get a good seal etc. it takes patience.
when you get the windows remounted in the frames and you are ready to stick the frame w/ glass back into the cabin top, go to the local RV Store and get some window sealer. it comes in a roll/ flat strip about 1" wide and 1/8" thick. roll has maybe 10' on it. Around Michigan the roll is only $8-$10 and you can do all 4 windows. works great to seal the extrusion to the side of the cabin top. |
Chuck Bennett Dothan, Alabama
Boat Name: Mya Scape
Model/Year: C-22SK 1982
Hull No. 10592
Hailing Port: Bagby Marina, Lake Eufaula, Ft. Gaines, Georgia |
09/08/2011 4:08 AM Pacific Time
Mike, my outer frame is one piece, with one plate of aluminum holding it closed. I had noticed on Chip Fords site that his was in two pieces and I was wondering if he had cut his to make it easier to reinstall the glass. I really find it very difficult to slide the glass, with the vinyl glazing, into one end of the frame and not tear the vinyl. |
Hans Schweikert Perkiomenville, PA
Boat Name:
Model/Year: Catalina 22/ 1981
Hull No. 10197
Hailing Port: Lake Nockamixon |
02/13/2014 12:58 PM Pacific Time
I cut the gasket slightly short, so that when it's on the glass, it is slightly stretched tight. Otherwise you're going to end up with a 'bunched up' area like Chip Ford had on his website the first time around. Anyway, after determining the right length that would give me a bit of tightness, I removed it from the glass and glued the two ends together using crazy glue. Other glue may work also. After waiting an hour (out of an abundance of caution) for what's now a loop to dry, I stretched it around the glass and proceeded with the rest of the job. The first window will be the hardest. I was glad I checked how much of the Dow sealant I had left BEFORE starting to fill in the last aluminum frames, because CD's kit was way short. Had to order another tube. |