Old Standard Ports - In search of leaks...
Guidance on how to determine where leaks are occurring in Lewmar Old Standard opening portlights and what to do about them
Guidance on how to determine where leaks are occurring in Lewmar Old Standard opening portlights and what to do about them
There are numerous sources online, but we've found the people at HADLEIGH ENTERPRISES LTD both knowledgeable and helpful. No kickbacks...
There are various versions of this hatch, but here we focus on the older variant with Type B hinges. For more details on the various...
If your lid is still attached to the base you will need to remove the hinges first as the lid cannot be split when still attached to the...
You may have read elsewhere that the most common issue when rebedding windows with 'Goo' (ARBOmast BR or similar butyl compound in a...
As many of you are aware we are now the only supplier of replacement closing seals for the Lewmar Old Standard port range, having taken...
So here, with the aid of a diagram, I'll show you how to calculate the size of both machine screw and interscrew bush required for your...
When we introduced the temporary lids service we focussed on sizing them for Lewmar hatches (based around the Ocean series). Of course...
I talk about this elsewhere, so this is just a reminder to you fine people NOT to EVER reseal your glazing within a frame using a PU...
Good tools are like good ideas; they need to be spread. One of our clients faced the question of how to remove bonded on windows without...
For many years your window panes would have been sealed in their frames with a two part butyl putty, sometime known as Marine Seal 033. ...
We had some old Canpa Lowline hatches to dispose of, so I thought I'd save some of the components as well as show how they fit. ...
Don't use Sikaflex or any other PU adhesive! Good, that's saved you hours of pain later. We supply two butyl based bedding products, one...
It's amazing how we still get enquiries from people who come across the old article in Practical Boat Owner (PBO) discussing the...
This applies to both catalogue sizes supplied direct from Lewmar and custom sizes produced by Eagle Boat Windows. The fitment is very...
This is another 'I get asked this all the time' post so hopefully what follows will help. There are two basic products we recommend for...
As I've been asked this several times, I thought it about time to save my breath and write down some guidance. This is in addition to...
Materials Boats built 1980's and before may well have chromed brass screws/machine screws which are quite soft, but suffer less galvanic...
Canpa - once very popular in the days before the internet became the standard way of sourcing information. As a consequence though we...