Replacing Windows

With weather warming in Sequim and dry days upon us for awhile, Jerry took to replacing the rest of the windows on Cloud Nine.  As noted in earlier post, the explosion the end of January caused damage to our boat and we couldn't replace just the two windows that were damaged, as the boat wouldn't look the same.  Insurance luckily says that you have to put the boat back to the way it looked before the explosion, i.e. all windows looking the same, so they gave us the funds to replace all four.  So Jerry has been working on getting the damaged ones out and new ones in their place.  

 


Taking out the old windows and fitting the new ones in takes some preparation time.  Once the old windows are out, filling strips were needed to build up the framework for the new windows.










He used 3/8" thick oak strips to fill in to fit the new window frame, epoxying in each piece into place.












Once framing was set, he painted a layer of West Systems epoxy over the entire area.

 




A layer of 3M epoxy filler was then smoothed on to fill the cracks and indentations.














Sanding was the final preparation before the new window was installed.  Most days, a second layer of epoxy filler was laid down and sanded once dried.





 
The window goes in place, the side painted, and the boat begins to take on its new look with its new color:  sandstone.

Don't you love the fishing rod!  It's always available!