Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

[nscrfan3]

Looking for any info on repair or replacement of aft cabin window on my Sea Ray. I've looked at several pictures of the same type of boat and they all seem to have that Stain in the aft cabin from a leak. If is the window or Captions chair?? I'll have all winter to figure it out,but any help would be
appreciated.
There is someone on E bay selling an aft window from a 1987 268. Is it the same???

 

[nscrfan3]

Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

Looking for any info on repair or replacement of aft cabin window on my Sea Ray. I've looked at several pictures of the same type of boat and they all seem to have that Stain in the aft cabin from a leak. If is the window or Captions chair?? I'll have all winter to figure it out,but any help would be
appreciated.
There is someone on E bay selling an aft window from a 1987 268. Is it the same???

Thanks A lot I'm new here and very impressed with all the knowledge!!

 

[Bondo]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

Looking for any info on repair or replacement of aft cabin window on my Sea Ray. I've looked at several pictures of the same type of boat and they all seem to have that Stain in the aft cabin from a leak. If is the window or Captions chair?? I'll have all winter to figure it out,but any help would be
appreciated.
There is someone on E bay selling an aft window from a 1987 268. Is it the same???

Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,.... Got any Pictures,..??

 

[nscrfan3]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

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[25thmustang]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

If it's the window seal taking it out and rebedding it should be straight forward. I've taken them out on other boats before.

If it's the window glass leaking at the track I believe there's a felt type material that may need replacing.

Maybe have someone hose it down and see if it's the window before tearing into it.

 

[nscrfan3]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

Thanks a lot! We are defiantly going to water test it before I put it away this weekend. Your right the felt has built in slots that drain,I'm afraid it's draining in. We'll see.
Thanks Again!!

 

[26aftcab454]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

The window should have a rubber gasket around the glass sealing it to the frames. Make sure they are ok and in place. You can also seal over then with silicone caulk. The felt weather stripping is an air seal and probaly helps the vent slide- it will not stop water.

 

[BWT]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

When you can, please re-post the pics; they didn't come across for viewing. Look up Woodonglass and in his sig is a link on how to get the pics up and running I would like to see these...

~BWT

 

[rbh]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

If your DAs window is like ours (can't see the pic), contact taylor made for the rubbers, going through our searay dealer was a bit of a pain in the butt, so went straight to the MFG.

(the black caulking stuff (comes on a role and you peel it off) you get from your local glass shop.)

And don't forget to cut the drain holes/slits to let the water out or it will go into the cabin/rear bearth.

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

so far, all of the leaky windows I have encountered have been "fixed" with a spray nozzle on a garden hose

blast crap out of the drain holes in the frame..... give it a week or so and repeat... seems like 3-4 times and the junk is finally out and suddenly the windows stop leaking..... My sig boat would get gallons of water in the floor from the windows until I finally got the tracks flushed out

 

[nscrfan3]

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Thank Everyone!!! Heres a pic of the window.(Hope it came through) I did notice at the bottom the seal looked like it shrunk,there was about a 1/2 gap.I was able to pull it and now it's togather.But the water test will tell the story.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

There's a glitch in the forum software regarding picture posting. You must click the Go Advanced button when posting if you want to upload pics. (otherwise everyone will just see "invalid attachment" when the try to view your pic).

Also, I'm removing your signature link, it is against forum rules. Thanks.

 

[nscrfan3]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

Thank-You for all the info, about the site also. Growing pains I guess. How are you able to remove my stuff?

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

He's a moderator.... with a wave of his magic keyboard he could make mere mortals like you and I disappear in a flash.

 

[rbh]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

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Thank Everyone!!! Heres a pic of the window.(Hope it came through) I did notice at the bottom the seal looked like it shrunk,there was about a 1/2 gap.I was able to pull it and now it's togather.But the water test will tell the story.

That was the issue with ours, the rubbers shrank as well they were cracking and rotting out from the sun.
(cut the new pieces a bit longer and stuffed then in so there would be limited shrinkage in the future)

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

http://www.taylormarine.com/hardware/index.html

 

[nscrfan3]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

Thanks so much for the link!! I guess I'm looking for window seals?? I bet that's it. Thanks again. And Thanks again for the heads up wouldn't wan't to disappear already.........

 

[nscrfan3]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA



I did it through advanced reply. Let's see if it works.

 

[lakegeorge]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

SeaRay forum will have the answer for you. Go to the net and type in Searay Forum and ask them.

 

[BWT]

Re: Aft cabin window leak 1989 Sea Ray 220DA

Well, here's some food for thought. The boats an '89. Playing devils advocate a bit lets assume the window frames have not been re-bedded anytime recently (at least not within the last 8 years or so)? Caulking or bedding compound has a useable life of about 6-8 years then it needs to be re-done. This is the most common and overlooked aspect of older boats (this applies to ALL hardware on the boat; anything mounted with screws or thru-bolted). Stanchions, fuel fills, snaps, cleats, windshield mounts, etc). EVERYTHING to include portlights I can't tell from this pic where the water in coming in, interior pics would tell us more. Could be the frames (exterior side), could be that the tracks themselves are allowing water to get underneath, could be a matter of plugged drain channels or weep holes like has been suggested. So, in a nut shell, could be a number of things. Only thing to do is a little more investigation and start crossing possibilities off the "could be" list. Some interior pics might help us speed up the process.

Hope this helps!

~BWT