One of the first things we noticed when seeing Segue was the state of the dodger. The boat had sat for a few years without maintenance due to the previous owner's health issues. The dodger frame had slipped placing the port side windows against it. After sitting like this for a while, the windows had rust stains that were not removeable. We enjoyed the protection the dodger provided, but hated not being able to see. I've wanted to replace it with an Iverson, but we have a few other items we need to address before making that kind of purchase. Our last trip to the San Juans was the tipping point. I decided to squeeze a few more years out of the tired dodger by replacing the windows.
I tackled the project a little differently than Sailrite's technique of sewing the new window of the old and cutting the old because their was too much dirt and mildew imbedded in the seam. Using painters tape I marked where the canvas overlapped window. Then I transferred the line to the new window material again using painters tape, cut out the new window, and sewed the new window into the old canvas. This was one of those elusive projects that actually went according to plan, reasonably according to schedule, and didn't create any additional projects. The difference is huge.
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I tackled the project a little differently than Sailrite's technique of sewing the new window of the old and cutting the old because their was too much dirt and mildew imbedded in the seam. Using painters tape I marked where the canvas overlapped window. Then I transferred the line to the new window material again using painters tape, cut out the new window, and sewed the new window into the old canvas. This was one of those elusive projects that actually went according to plan, reasonably according to schedule, and didn't create any additional projects. The difference is huge.
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