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Subject: Re: TWL: Replacing Windows
AlorMaria@XXX.XXX
Date: Tue Dec 24 2002 - 15:38:00 EST
In a message dated 12/24/02 2:17:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jeff_kemp@XXX.XXX writes:
<< I own a "standard style" trawler (aft cabin) and need advice on how to
replace the tracks in my windows. The tracks are brittle and cracked in
many areas, which lets water in when it rains hard. My questions are:
How do I get the inside wooden window frame off (no screws) to replace
the track? Do I use heat to loosen up the glue? What kind of tool do I
use to pry the frame off without doing any damage? Where can I buy
tracking?
>>
Hi Jeff,
I replaced the tracks in my aft cabin windows about 8 years ago. My boat is a
Marine Trader so my application may differ but some of this may help. The
tracks in my windows were routed into the window frames themselves. After I
removed the frames I used a router to remove what was left. I used a local
company's track but "Defender" also has SS window track in their catalogue.
My frames were screwed and glued in place from both the inside and outside.
They had long screws that went right through the frame-bulkhead-frame and
created a compression fit. The screw heads were under teak 'bungs'. After the
screws are all out, use a putty knife, utility knife, steak knife and piano
wire to get under one corner of the heavily caulked frames and get the piano
wire through in one spot. You can grab the piano wire on both ends and saw
around the frame through the cauk. Try to save the windows by taking them out
at the earliest opportunity. But if it is a choice between saving the window
or the teak frame - break the window. Window glass can be replaced by any
automotive glass shop, the teak frames are almost irreplacable. My inside
frames were glued or varnished to the paneling. I used a stiff putty knife
and a hammer to break the seam around the frame and then hammered the putty
knife under the frame to break the caulk. Don't try prying until you have
broken the entire frame loose.
It took several weekends to get the frames off the boat. The track
replacement went fast and reconstruction took only a few hours. Bring some
scrap plywood to make temporary covers while the windows are out.
Good luck. This is a great winter project.
Al Johnson
34' Marine Trader "Angelina"
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