Glass replacement

[Glory]

I' going to replace some glass around the front of the salon/ helm area of a 58YF. The question I have is the original gray rubber trim, if it's available, the best choice? If yes is there some guidance for the best installation technique? If not alternatives.

Fitting, sealant, prep, glass choose, can I go thicker glass with the gray trim and answers to any questions I should have asked but didn't.

 

[johnjen50]

I think there are a number of threads on the advantages of burly tape. Many swear by it for longevity. I have a cracked strb side front glass panel I will be replacing as well so am interested in others thoughts that have done this.

 

[MVCaprice]

Good topic. A year ago I ordered a bunch of the trim for ours. Steve told me they no longer have grey so I ordered black. I ended up not using it though as the local window guy used urethane instead. He has done a handful of boats like this up here and it has stopped the leaks. Here are some pictures:



It ends up looking pretty much the same as if you used the rubber trim, but it doesn't leak. After having this done, I think its the only way to go if you aren't replacing the entire frame.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Some caulks do not react well with the acrylic on the curved windows. Check that out before you use it or you may end up with foggy windows around the edges in a couple of years.

BTW, the old method with the rubber does not leak either if done right. The instructions are on this site under the "tips and tricks" section.

http://www.samsmarine.com/tips-tricks/

Just because a glass shop wants to do the easy way, doesn't mean its the right way. Time will tell.

 

[MVCaprice]

I am sure that the stuff used was 3m urethane. It sealed up amazing!

 

[Glory]

I would be compelled to use the original trim, but black will not look good, my frames are white. W

When using the urethane what is used for spacing the glass in the frame?

 

[bostonhatteras]

I would be compelled to use the original trim, but black will not look good, my frames are white. W

When using the urethane what is used for spacing the glass in the frame?

what I did with my frames was to lay the frame on a work bench and lay in butyl tape where the 'tips and tricks' instructions say to lay the foam tape. then I laid the glass into place with 1/8 shims all around to maintain the centering and removed the shims. from here I used sika products for car windshields. applied the sika 'aktivator' (their copyrighted name) which is a very thin bonding agent and then the sika urethane used with a bulk caulking gun. the sika is ready to go in 30 minutes. from there it was the black gaskets. my frames are now painted white with grey tinted glass on the sides frames and clear looking forward. the black gaskets don't take away as they seem to just blend with the glass. too much for the eye to catch for the black gaskets to be a problem imo