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The original hatches on my boat have either tinted Lexan or acrylic.
Anyone know which it is?Tor
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Tor,
You can check with Bomar (Pompanette), but I’m pretty sure they are acrylic.Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.comOn Tue, May 10, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Silverheels wrote:
The original hatches on my boat have either tinted Lexan or acrylic.
Anyone know which it is?Tor
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No matter what is original, use acrylic. It’s less expensive, it’s almost
as strong, and it has better uv resistance. I went with 3/8″ or double
installed thickness, beveled edges, bedded with Dow Corning 794.Bob
I’m not being terse. This is from my mobile.
On May 10, 2011 10:11 AM, “John Stevenson” wrote:Tor,
You can check with Bomar (Pompanette), but I’m pretty sure they areacrylic.
Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.comOn Tue, May 10, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Silverheels wrote:
The original hatches on my boat have either tinted Lexan or acrylic.
Anyone know which it is?Tor
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Tor,
What Bob said.Years ago I was going replace the companionway hatch on my previous
boat and wanted to make the hatch out of tinted plastic to get more
light into the boat. I thought I needed Lexan because I needed to be
able to stand on the hatch when furling the main sail. The plastics
shop I dealt with talked me out of Lexan even though they would have
made a lot more money selling me a sheet of Lexan. The reasons they
gave for acrylic over Lexan included UV resistance and better abrasion
resistance. I think they also said Lexan expands and contracts more
than acrylic, but I not really sure of that.Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.comOn Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Robert Fine wrote:
No matter what is original, use acrylic. It’s less expensive, it’s almost
as strong, and it has better uv resistance. I went with 3/8″ or double
installed thickness, beveled edges, bedded with Dow Corning 794.Bob
I’m not being terse. This is from my mobile.
On May 10, 2011 10:11 AM, “John Stevenson” wrote:Tor,
You can check with Bomar (Pompanette), but I’m pretty sure they areacrylic.
Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.comOn Tue, May 10, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Silverheels wrote:
The original hatches on my boat have either tinted Lexan or acrylic.
Anyone know which it is?Tor
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Thanks, guy, all that supports what I’ve heard about the two materials.
I’m not replacing my hatches, only patching a hole that used to have a
leaky air vent in it. Plan to just cut a big circle of clear acrylic for
the patch, clear because I’d actually like a little more sunlight in the
forepeak workshop.Tor
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