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Old Problem, New Solution *LINK* *PIC*
Posted By: Capt Patrick McCrary
Date: Sunday, 30 January 2005, at 6:18 p.m.
Gerry Santiago wants to have glass in the front windows & initially my thoughts were to clean up the aluminum frames, sand blast, TIG weld all of the corroded out holes, grind, sand, acid wash, alodine, powder coat, and re-install to be painted with the rest of the boat...
After considerable and deliberate thought, I've decided that the best and less expensive way to go is to completely, and heavily, glass over the entire frames, except for the slide joints, top and bottom planes. Yeah, sounds like a lot of work, and it is, but it'll come in less expensive than all of the other labor involved doing the original way. Especially by excluding a welder's fee at $75.00 per hour.
I probably missed explaining a step or two here, but between the words and the images the concept should be clear enough...
I haven't wasted much time with making thumbnail images on Gerry's segment of the site, so be prepared for a massive download when you go over to take a look. Sorry for those of you who are running dialup ISPs....
Best regards,
Patrick
Glassing Over Bertram 31' Front Aluminum Window Fr
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