Installing new saloon windows
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We recieved our newly fabricated windows from Waterway systems today...the crate and contents were 350 lbs, 12 ft long. once we opened up the very protective wooden crate, the windows were just under 100 lbs each. will be posting pics of this installation. I toiled with the project trying to decide if we would rebuild the existing tracks and original windows, as we had done this twice before in our 23 year ownership of the boat. If one does the repairs with epoxy, the only problem we had was that the west system doesn't like sunlight and breaks down. We willl see how the new aluminum does. they are nicely powdercoated and Waterway systems fabricated the windows with the supports as I wanted, close to the original windows, both angle and placement. more will follow

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The installation was pretty easy, remove the old windows and install the new one piece window in the old hole with 5200, because the old hole had a curve to it on the top line, a small cut was needed to make the hole have teh top and bottom parallel
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not one drop leaked in from Hurricane Irene! I could not be happier with Waterway Systems..they are great to work with and I believe a great value, the unit is solidly welded, finished with a nice powdercoating and the windows glide easily
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Thanks for the kind words,the cost for the saloon was a great value at around 1450 per side. I am holding off on the pilot house as mine do not leak..maybe next year. if you decide to do them i believe you won't regret it..wish I had done it years ago
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Has anyone here installed the Waterway windows on a 48" sportfish? I just made my templates and noticed that the existing window frame curves around 3/4" between the diagonal mid-post and the front. Can the frames be bent slightly at the mid-post to approximate the curve?
I'll call Chuck in the morning but was wondering if anyone else had run into this issue.
Thanks
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Thanks but the curve that I'm talking about is along the bottom edge, it bows outwards around 3/4" on both port and stbd sides. This curve will keep the aluminum frames from setting flush against the sides of the house unless the frames bow outwards and possibly bind up the glass.
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here are some pics of the new galley wih polished stainless sink, thin granite and a glasstop cookstove with oven. we trimmed out all he edges with quarter round mahogany. Did the same in the shower and around the two head sinks
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[/IMG]allready had installed the fiberglass panels in the shower, but the mahogany trim sealed in epoxy then varnished really set it off
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