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Re: Shop: windows in hull
By:Foster
Date: 1/20/2010, 12:01 pm
In Response To: Re: Shop: windows in hull (Malcolm Schweizer)

: That's something I have thought of but have not had the nerve to
: try. Plexiglass is going to quickly scratch up. Maybe you can
: get some lexan. Bake it in the oven slowly to make it pliable,
: then form it to the curvature of the hull. I would put a couple
: of wood strips running along the keel line across the window as
: a sacrificial rub strip. I also would gasket it and screw it in
: so it's replaceable yet waterproof. The only sucky part is if
: all this fails you have a boat with a hole in the wrong end. It
: would make rolling easier- just roll over, pop your head through
: the bottom hole, and keep paddling! :-)

You assume there are bulkheads of floatbags! Otherwise you'll be wearing a kayak tutu.

Messages In This Thread

Shop: windows in hull
Robert Evans -- 1/19/2010, 2:01 pm
Re: Shop: windows in hull
Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/20/2010, 10:32 am
Re: Shop: windows in hull *PIC*
Tom Yost -- 1/20/2010, 11:51 am
Re: Shop: windows in hull
Foster -- 1/20/2010, 12:01 pm
Re: Shop: windows in hull
Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/21/2010, 10:23 am
Re: Shop: windows in hull
Bill Hamm -- 1/21/2010, 3:19 pm
Re: Shop: windows in hull *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 1/19/2010, 3:32 pm
Re: Shop: windows in hull
Marc Ellis -- 1/19/2010, 7:08 pm
Re: Shop: windows in hull
Dave Gentry -- 1/20/2010, 12:38 am
Re: Shop: windows in hull
Kudzu -- 1/19/2010, 6:15 pm