The port side fixed window on my 1997 280 decided to break this weekend. A complete vertical split right up the center between the two interior windows.
I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this and if so, what are my repair/replacement options.
Thanks
The same thing happened to my 1995 29.5 and I just ordered the replacement from Hunter and have a local serviceman installed it. He took his time to clean out very well the old glue, he drilled 8 small holes in the new window, then he proceeded to placed the new glue on the boat and on the window, waited for a while until the glue was almost dry and proceeded to install the new window in place. He secured the window with the 8 screws, told me not to use the boat until he removed the screws to avoid any cracks and let it dried for a week. He removed the screws and filled the holes with translucent glue and the job look perfect. The key is to insure that the new window is fully glue to the boat and to obtained that the screws keep the pressure of the window against the surface of the boat. After he removed the screws and he filled the holes with glue, the window looks perfect. If you want to make a template, be sure to do it while the old window is fixed to the boat, because is not easy to remove the window without braking it, and once the window is removed from the boat, it would be very difficult to make a proper template using the indentation, and you could end up with a template too big to take to your local acrylic shop. Cost of the part H-425600 HunterOwners for a 280 is $385 and it will fit perfect. Good luck.
