Compass Gasket

[jgbrisson2000]

I am looking for advice on the rubber gasket that seals the glass
disk over the compass to the deck in the cockpit. The piece appears
to be a two-piece rubber extrusion. Mine has begun to disintegrate.

I have looked on the internet and there are several custom houses
that will apparently extrude rubber to your specification but I
expect they are not interested in a job that does not require more
than a 30 cm length.

Does anyone have a suggestion on what is an appropriate replacement
for this piece?

 

[wxt8981]

Hi.:
mine went bad long time ago. I cut a piece of plexi
glass, drilled four holes, painted the underside silver,
used some good silicon sealer, and it looks okay (and cost
me less than 5 bucks)
Wilhelm, V-257

 

[wxt8981]

Ups.. when I said "I painted the underside silver", that's
right- but I first made a circle the size of the compass,
and painted only the part outside the circle (makes it look
like a nice frame).
Wilhelm, V-257

 

[lastgaspid]

JG Brisson. Please post the sites that will extrude gasket per your specs. I need some done for the Series III Vega for the windows. I'm not having any luck finding the stock window gasket. contact me off line if you'd like.
Thanks
Dave
V3233 The Last Gasp

 

[moondance5003]

Would a thin strip of high density foam work? You know, the kind
used in weather stripping with one side that is peeled back and has
the adhesive. I used the same kind found in auto stores to seal the
cockpit hatch, worked great.
Robert

 

[freeflight7]

We move our compass to the bulkhead and I plan on sealing this glass
port with fibreglass & expoxy.