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brtilley
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Hi,
I have a sailboat that I am preparing for offshore cruising. I currently have relatively thin plastic portholes with plastic frames...in a steel cabin. These portholes will not survive heavy seas, so I was going to make metal covers (removable, either steel or aluminum) as the cost of new metal portholes is much more then my budget will handle...but then I will get no light into the cabin.
So I was thinking that maybe plexiglass covers might work if I knew the best thickness for this application. I do not know the actual force exerted by wave action on something 8" in diameter, so I though I would ask people who actually know these things. I would very much appreciate any advice or comments as to if this might work. Thank you very much...
I have a sailboat that I am preparing for offshore cruising. I currently have relatively thin plastic portholes with plastic frames...in a steel cabin. These portholes will not survive heavy seas, so I was going to make metal covers (removable, either steel or aluminum) as the cost of new metal portholes is much more then my budget will handle...but then I will get no light into the cabin.
So I was thinking that maybe plexiglass covers might work if I knew the best thickness for this application. I do not know the actual force exerted by wave action on something 8" in diameter, so I though I would ask people who actually know these things. I would very much appreciate any advice or comments as to if this might work. Thank you very much...