Has anybody had experience of this and perhaps advise of the approach they adopted?

I was also advised to use pan head screws. I think this is sound advice: countersnk screws must create a lot of stress, particularly if the screws are tightened to try and prevent leaks. There were several cracks, starting at the screw holes, in mine. The proud pan heads have not been a problem.

I bedded the windows in Sikaset marine sealant, and they have been watertight so far. I also put a bead of sealant around the edge of the window -rather like we do in bathrooms. I thought that when they leak in the future, it would be easier to replace the bead than to re-seat the whole window.

Overall, it was a fairly quick and easy, and so far successful, job.

I wondered why the window was cracked in the 1st place and am assuming that a previous owner tried to stop a leak and broke the window in the process as the non-viewing part of the window was attached by a very 'sticky' soft rubber across the whole area making it very difficult to get off.

After 2 hours of fighting I eventually managed to remove the window (in pieces) and am now considering the options for replacement. I could obviously retain the current method or just seal around the edges.

I am assuming though that the original method was employed to maintain an even black colour across the whole surface otherwise. As with taped edges only you may be to see the white grp below? The main viewing window area seems to be sealed with the same black rubber but as a tape.

Geoff/Jeff were your windows attached like this? I cannot image they were as this job was far from 'quick and easy'.

Any member advice would be very welcome.

The extent of the black sealant/adhesive that attached the window to the cockpit:-

The residual sealant/adhesive remaining on the cockpit:-

The window removed in pieces:-

cheers

Chris

As Chris says there is a window thread on the Parker 27 chapter of this parish - maybe this should all be in the "Other Tech Issues" section - I remember my Sinbad had the same window system and they never leaked even though they were underwater on a hard beat. I remember Jill complaining that she could see fish from down below!

I have been told that we can buy sealing gasket material, although it is expensive, and I wonder if this is what the sheet rubber is. Anyone know about this?

Sorry this is not more helpful.

Thanks for all of the helpful advice. I will be talking to Eagle Windows about what sealing options they recommend, also the information on the Parker 27 thread was very interesting and worthy of following up.

Alan.