Need new front window for Dawncraft 22

[Lee Clarke]

Hi,

 

I have been told this may be the site to get a contact to buy/fit a new front window for a Dawncraft 22, any ideas please.

[Mad Harold]

Is it glass or Perspex.? Have seen one or two Dawncraft,and if I remember correctly, the front window is slightly curved.

I think you have three options.

make your own from acrylic,(quite easy to cut with an angle grinder)

board it with ply ,fibreglass and gel coat filler,and cut one or two large holes and fit circular porthole windows which are available from chandlers.

If it is curved and you want safety glass,it will have to be made by a specialist.

Have a scroll through history on here and find posts by W+T.He recently posted a link to a glazing company that is making some safety glass windows for his project.

[Lee Clarke]

Thanks for youre reply Harold 

New to this, yes its curved, I think its perspex at the moment, just need a good contact to do the work on the boat for me in the Midlands area if possible.

[Mad Harold]

Have replaced the front perspex windows on my Norman,and although not curved,there is a slight "twist"to fit to the shape of the cabin front.

It was not an easy job by any means and I would guess with your Dawncraft it would be just as tricky.

I can't exactly remember the Dawncraft front window,but I think it is held in with a rubber seal (like a car windscreen)and if so I think using the old window as a pattern,practically any glazing company will be able to cut a piece of 4 or 5mm perspex to suit.

As for fitting,if you can't do it yourself,then any competant car windscreen fitter should be able to.

[ronnietucker]

Definitely curved and definitely perspex (of some kind) as I could do with a new front window too. Thing is: the side window frames on the DC22 are riveted in. There's no easy way to get the frames out (and no easy way to get the glass out for cleaning the overlaps). I think the front is the same. I've seen people on Fb groups who've done it, but say it was murder and they'd never do it again.