Make sure someone hasn’t drilled weep holes thru the engine bulkhead. Mine had weep holes to drain the shitty water tank water into the engine compartment.
i used butyl tape on the window frame to bed the acrylic as well then a new outer rubber glazing from Taylor. As far as the center piece i used more butyl tape there . I cut pieces to fill in the empty space then slide the center acrylic back in. that center piece doesn't do anything except...
i just did this.they siliconed the hell out of it. Anyways my gel coat pulled in spots, I used butyl tape around the perimeter. Much better sealing qualities in my opinion. I didn't worry about the gel coat. The tape and frame cover it..
correct. if your in warm weather or in the spring when its warmer you can go around and snug up the fasteners. The butyl tape settles in after the sun warms it up
The butyl tape is a sealing tape, nothing liquid about it. use that and you won't need anything else. additionly once you use it you won't want to mess with caulking guns ever again
I have a 65' steel offshore lobster boat and that all i have in 1/2' lexan windows and never a leak. If they do happen to settle you can always tighten a bit more and thats all you need to do. silicone and the other sealants will always fail. Also the 390 EC i just bought is gonna have all the...