cost for replacing deadheads (aft plexiglass)

[Phil Spicer]

   Call & make sure they have what you want & can do it while you wait.
   3203 South Ave, Toledo,
   419-389-1688
   If you give them rough sizes they can give you a price. It will be a lot more than my 16" square  center hatch.

[Phil Spicer]

   I think they use 795 seal. Ask if they have it and the price.

[anaisdog]

thanks!  talked to him, sent him the pictures - he's going to see if it's something he can do!

[Andrew Harvey]

I just replaced mine.
Removed all 4 , removed old sealant, prepped the open frame and covered with shrink wrap and tape.
I took the windows to a local plastics guy.He was able to replicate the the old ones. Well almost , bit of a long story.
However they are in in a dark tint looks good.
Make sure to put some black paint on the little strip between head and aft cabin bulkheads

[anaisdog]

did you use 795?  how long did it take to put them in?

[Fred Koehlmann]

Not sure if this could help you? Did a window replacement on our old C&C: https://blog.koehlmann.ca/marine-maintenance/replacing-the-main-port-windows/

Cheers.

[Indian Falls]

I need to do mine soon as well.  Since the mould for the cabin top made X number of boats all the same, then shouldn't a patterned set of windows fit all those boats?  I have a laser shop and plan to cut my windows from acrylic plastic.  I wonder if I should make several sets?  I have a 1990 hull 997.  What say you? I know I could beat the daylights out the price anywhere else.   It takes an hour to prepare cutting with one of these, no charge.  Cost of plastic plus laser time at $1.25/min.  If it takes 10 min to cut four ports its a lot.
Another benefit: The laser leaves a stress free fire polished edge.

[KWKloeber]

Dan, what about the bevel?

k

[Jon W]

Is the window material a special type to stand up to a wave/marine environment? (like safety glass in a car).

If you have the proper material and are open to making extra's for sale I'm interested. I thought the same about the pattern. I can make and send patterns from my 1987 hull 493 to check compared to yours, let me know if you want me to do that.

[Jeff Tancock]

I need to do mine as well so am interested in this possibility. I've been stalling for a couple of years now. Put me on the list.

[Brad Young]

http://www.eplastics.com/

Are you in San Diego? I used these guys. I took the old one out, then took it to  Eplastics. It was broken in two pieces. They made an exact replica, took them around 4 hours. It cost around 100.00

[Noah]

John, I would also check Ridout Plastics (right up the street from your's and my offices) on Ruffin Rd. in San Diego. That is who I was going to use when "the time came". I have used them for 30 years for both marine work and commerical bulidings.t

[Jon W]

Still wondering are they acrylic, Plexiglas, ?....

[Noah]

Jon- the scoop as I understand it.   Plexiglass with two "s" is a generic category/term. Plexiglas with one "s"  is a trademark for a brand of acrylic. I also just learned Brad Young's recommended company, Eplastics, is a subsidiary of my oldtime favorite SD plastics vendor, Ridout Plastics.   

[KWKloeber]

Still wondering are they acrylic, Plexiglas, ?....

Jon,

http://www.c34.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Window_replacement_1.jpg

plexi/acrylic.  Some suggest replacing w/lexan, but I think that's not recommended -- dunno, maybe too brittle? (and EXPENSIVE.)

kk