Guess what I just noticed today!
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matt_unique
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wannaboat":1uc1gg6v said:
How do you mean crooked? A picture would help as well.
Haha.
I wish it was just me.
Less of an issue is that the left screw knob has always been missing. I have been meaning to track down the manufacturer do I can order one up.
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mike
I wish it was just me.
I didn't have a camera with me, but it's rotated to the left a bit.matt_unique":3b7ht01t said:
Less of an issue is that the left screw knob has always been missing. I have been meaning to track down the manufacturer do I can order one up.
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mike
Yeah, I can see that it is crooked in your album. If you want it fixed, it can be fixed. All you have to do is remove the frame (screwed in)--then recut the cutout, fill the little bit which was off before, and probably fill the previous screw holes--then rebed and enjoy.
It was probably the same guy who cut the deck for my forward hatch too large. I had to remove the frame of the hatch, fill with glass and re route the hole. Not a huge project, but takes a little time.
It was probably the same guy who cut the deck for my forward hatch too large. I had to remove the frame of the hatch, fill with glass and re route the hole. Not a huge project, but takes a little time.
Captains Cat
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Probably won't involve much fbg work, unless it's really bad. Doesn't look like it from the pictures I can see. I really think you could do it. If you get it out and have problems, you can call in the cavalry! :wink:
charlie
charlie
Be careful, you might be opening the proverbial can of worms and make things worse if you try to remount the window. After the repair it still might not be just exactly perfect. It might leak, or the patch job will be noticeable and then you really will go bonkers. Give it some time and you’ll probably stop noticing the tilt. Consider it part of the character of the boat; re-name your boat the Crooked Window.
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patrick and linda
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if it was my boat i would have to find a fixed, regardless of the cause or expense. form the point of discovery the only thing i would see on the boat would be the stinkin' crooked window, it would drive me to the point of needing a cold beverage.
do yourself a favor, get it fixed, before you end up like me!
best regards
pat
do yourself a favor, get it fixed, before you end up like me!
best regards
pat
Pat Anderson
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Close one eye and tilt your head by the same number of degrees that the window appears to be off! Of course, although the window will appear straight, the boat may appear to be crooked!
wannaboat":1q0pf1gj said:
Pat Anderson
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Crap. Should have read further down before posting! But you (we) are of course correct. It is all a matter of perspective!
akroyd":1fekoshb said:
Well, I have to thank you all for truly great laugh! I needed that after a long week.
It's great that the C-Brats forum generally stays light and friendly.
And yes, I really am going to get that dammed window fixed, though probably not till after the season. Pat is right, it'll drive me to drink.
Drink more, that is!
:beer :beer :beer :beer :beer :beer
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mike
I needed that after a long week. It's great that the C-Brats forum generally stays light and friendly.
And yes, I really am going to get that dammed window fixed, though probably not till after the season. Pat is right, it'll drive me to drink.
Drink more, that is!
:beer :beer :beer :beer :beer :beer
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mike
Seriously, I would just take the window out. It is a good chance that there is enough "slop" that you can cock it back that one degree it is off. (You have measured how much? haven't you? ) Level the boat fore and aft as was as athwartships. Then put a level on the window, and slowly raise it to see exactly how much it is off
wannaboat":spx95zhf said:
Actually, if my experiences are any guide, you will have forgotten about it by the end of the season. When I was building my house in Utah, with my cousin who lives near Kingston (WA), his wife was kind of the design coordinator for the project. No project is perfect, and so it was with my house. But the few small things that appeared to be glaring errors in the beginning were only vaguely remembered and remarked after a year.
If it helps, remember that the Navajo believe that only God makes perfect things. That is why they deliberately wove one small mistake into every rug.
Warren