[Public-List] lexan windows

[Matthew Hay]

I replaced the windows in the doghouse of #314 with a medium tint Lexan and am very happy.  The boat has seen quite a bit of action since the replacement and they are still beautiful with no scratches or spider webs.  The dark tint gives a very sexy look to the boat and provides some privacy while at dock or moored.  I can send pictures if you would like.  I made a new forward hatch with a  teak wood frame and tinted Lexan which looks great.  The piece of Lexan on the forward hatch has scratched a little from misplacement of the bow of my Dink when I was to lazy to properly protect it with a towel during passages under power.  But for the abuse it has received from a fiberglass dink occasionally grinding on it, there are a few scratches, that only I seem to notice.  My ports in the foc'sle are all original jobbies that are still going strong.  I have not monkyed with them and include them in my prayers.  
 
Happy fourth of July to everyone.  God bless America and our troops. 
Matthew R Hay #314 Renard
 
"Don't grab the bull by the horns.  Grab the bull by the tail and face reality" WC Fields 
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