180 Feet of fuzzy stuff arrived today...

[Angela]

You really should try not to break the window because when replacing it, you need it for a pattern. It most likely does not have 90° corners (none of mine do even though it appears they do), and when you have the new piece made, you want the old piece back to make darn sure they used your old window as a pattern rather than just saying it's xx by xx inches.

The glass company I use that did that to me once, after I was adamant that they needed to use my old glass as a pattern and my instructions were to return the old glass with the new. Well, they thought they knew better than me, because after all, they were in the business and were the professionals and I wasn't. Guess what....when they presented me with the new glass panel, I laid the old glass on top of the new and showed it to them, and they got the pleasure of remaking it at their expense because they thought they knew better than me and didn't follow my instructions.

So, be sure you get your old glass back to ensure the new panel is the same shape. If you try to put a perfectly square piece of glass in the place where one was that was just a degree or two off of being 90°, you'll have an open gap at one end.

 

[Plan B2]

Installed the new guides and fuzzy stuff for the aft deck sliders this weekend. Not too difficult. I also replaced the glass and Ang is correct, Each window was different. Now if I can just find a glass company that can bend the safety glass for those back corners.

 

[Paul Gwiz]

When it stops raining here I may do mine . I got all the nasty tint off this spring, I have to replace one side window & have them re tinted... I'm looking so forward to this job....

 

[SeaWhisper]

Yep, time to do the windows so the fuzzie stuff and an appropriate amount of plastic track material showed up from Sams today so I guess I'll start on that tomorrow!

I've never done it but I've read some of the past threads. I've seen comments from "one of the easiest things I've ever done," to "worst job I have had to deal with on my Hatt." So it should be an interesting experience. I have plenty of plastic and duck tape so should things go badly awry I can use that to seal up the window opening and be Stylin' in the trailer park manner.

Just taking a break of doing mine. Not that bad. Port side took 4 hours to pull out all the old crap and in with the new. Using dental picks help.

Mike

 

[1jparker]

What is the the term for fuzzy window felt from Sam's? Have searched all terms, and cannot find it. Advice seems that we should buy plastic at the same time. Our '79 58 MY seems to have never had window fuzz replaced.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

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http://parts.samsmarine.com/PartSearch/LinkPart.cfm?ItemNmbr=59040