BruceK
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My 1981 IG has timber window frames, drained by holes drilled through the wood frames. Those with sliding glass have drain holes in both the inside and outer frames. My main problem is the fixed 3 windscreen frames,which are weather/rain exposed with the cover off.
Drain holes must be kept clean of debris, but with the best intentions, the inevitable rot occurs, and it has, well before my ownership.
I had advice to run thin clear epoxy wood preserver (sold here as Everdure) down the holes, but I`m thinking of installing tubing, maybe plastic, in the drain holes, sealed at the joint, to isolate the water from the wood. I can see this requiring larger diameter holes to accommodate the tubing, so as to maintain the same drain diameter. In my opinion this should have been done at build, maybe in metal tubing.
A parallel issue exists with wood U drains around and across the centre line of the aft lazarette hatches. I`ve seen done it elsewhere, but who on earth decided drains made of or through wood, was a good idea?
Anyone been here before, anyone able to offer any ideas?
Drain holes must be kept clean of debris, but with the best intentions, the inevitable rot occurs, and it has, well before my ownership.
I had advice to run thin clear epoxy wood preserver (sold here as Everdure) down the holes, but I`m thinking of installing tubing, maybe plastic, in the drain holes, sealed at the joint, to isolate the water from the wood. I can see this requiring larger diameter holes to accommodate the tubing, so as to maintain the same drain diameter. In my opinion this should have been done at build, maybe in metal tubing.
A parallel issue exists with wood U drains around and across the centre line of the aft lazarette hatches. I`ve seen done it elsewhere, but who on earth decided drains made of or through wood, was a good idea?
Anyone been here before, anyone able to offer any ideas?
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