We hope to take our Albin Vega offshore in the next couple of years,
but before we do we need to make various modificatons / additions.
She is a Mark II, and although the windows do not leak and perform
excellently in normal conditions we know they could pop out in a
knockdown resulting in the ingress of potentially fatal amounts of
water. (2 well documented incidents, one in the Atlantic near
Bermuda, one in Drake Passage).
Some people replace the windows, but storm boards seem a cheaper
option - possibly even made from acrylic so they could be left in
place in the open ocean without blocking all the light. Is there any
reason for not making storm boards from acrylic?
Secondly - and more important - how can they be attached only when
required without the fittings looking ugly when not in use or being
a potential source of leaks?
Has anyone done these, or have you got any good ideas? No point in
re-inventing the wheel here . . .
- Nick Bowles
'Fairwinds' V1842
but before we do we need to make various modificatons / additions.
She is a Mark II, and although the windows do not leak and perform
excellently in normal conditions we know they could pop out in a
knockdown resulting in the ingress of potentially fatal amounts of
water. (2 well documented incidents, one in the Atlantic near
Bermuda, one in Drake Passage).
Some people replace the windows, but storm boards seem a cheaper
option - possibly even made from acrylic so they could be left in
place in the open ocean without blocking all the light. Is there any
reason for not making storm boards from acrylic?
Secondly - and more important - how can they be attached only when
required without the fittings looking ugly when not in use or being
a potential source of leaks?
Has anyone done these, or have you got any good ideas? No point in
re-inventing the wheel here . . .
- Nick Bowles
'Fairwinds' V1842