Bob Thanks for the tip on how to align the holes for drilling. I will be using #8 pan heads with a washer & nylock nut on the inside. The Screws were made of plastic along with the nuts. They were very brittle and just broke off. The winds did not leak though. I have one of the few American Classic Montgomery's made in Seattle some time in '96'. According to Jerry it may be the only one though it has #602 on the plate. Out of curiosity what # did you start with and might we have 2 #602's out there. I may try mounting with the felt gasket and water test it to see how it works. George -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bob Eeg Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 8:14 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Ports George..... I assume you have holes already in the deck for the ports.? Hold up the acrylic in place and back-drill the holes. A sharp bit will work on acrylic and it won't crack. Clean the holes and bed the windows in a bead of marine silicone. Don't know about the felt, never heard of it. After bedding the windows wipe any excess silicone off. We actually countersink the windows but I don't know what your old windows had. #8 stainless machine screws with stainless nuts on the inside. We countersink on a drill press after the holes are back drilled. Good luck..! Bob Eeg (949) 489-8227
From: griemmolo2@gmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:47:09 -0500 Subject: M_Boats: M15 Ports
I am in the process of having new Ports being cut to shape out of acrylic. I will have to drill mounting holes in the Ports is there any thing special I should be thinking about. I have been told to use a very dull drill and slow speeds.
In addition when I removed the old Ports I found that there was what appeared to be felt gaskets between the Port and the cabin hull with very little if any sealing material around the edges. The gaskets seem to be good condition. Should I just remount the new Ports using the existing gaskets?
George
M15 #602
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