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D174812H
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22 Apr 2013 : 10:35:15
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We have a problem with the starb'd sliding window on our recently purchased Norman 23. Although it slides open and closed without a problem, there is a green mossy type mark all the way down the window. the mark/stain is on the inside faces of both panes of glass. The only way I can see of cleaning this is to remove the 'sliding' pane of glass. Could anyone give me some pointers to the best way of removing the glass, or cleaning this without removing the glass. Thanks in advance.
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merlin
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 22 Apr 2013 : 12:35:20
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you cant get the glass out without removing the frames
you could try tapping off the side seals then feed something
in to clean then refit them
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D174812H
United Kingdom
69 Posts |
Posted - 23 Apr 2013 : 16:18:17
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Thanks for that. We shall give it a try this weekend!
Mark Atkinson |
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merlin
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 23 Apr 2013 : 20:43:18
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Well my job for the weekend is fitting an extension rudder
the first sail in boat was so dissapointing it steered like a pig a was cussing it never had a boat that was so bad to keep straight
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greenmills1314
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Apr 2013 : 20:41:45
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Hi Mark, Like the user name, I was D178 -meaningless to most folk!
Good luck with your boat, my boat has been on the drive for 3 years undergoing refurb, still bit to do, lots of useful info on this site though.
Paddy K
Clanky tiff |
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D174812H
United Kingdom
69 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2013 : 08:27:29
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A Clanky Tiff eh! Small world. Merlin, what is an extension rudder? Our boat can be difficult to keep in a straight line. Might be worth us looking into it.
Mark Atkinson |
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merlin
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
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adi-n-chez
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Apr 2013 : 22:56:04
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quote:
Originally posted by merlin
Well my job for the weekend is fitting an extension rudder
the first sail in boat was so dissapointing it steered like a pig a was cussing it never had a boat that was so bad to keep straight
AAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!! 
My favorite topic !!
Most will say rudder or ballast - If its your first boat then just try again !!
I zigzaged our 22 down the river when we first bought her - At the time my thirteen yr old son could steer her in a straight line - so ??? not the boat !!
2 yrs later we took out the inboard - at this time we borrowed dads 23 (Mk3) steered like a pig - I thought OMG ive ruined our boat by removing the inboard & zdrive (No dads just needed the front end ballast removing then it was fine !)
Before you panic or add wt just get used to the boat !!!
Adi
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merlin
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 28 Apr 2013 : 19:45:56
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well I did fit the rudder and it did make a big
difference
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D174812H
United Kingdom
69 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2013 : 10:43:33
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Was it difficult to fit?
Mark Atkinson |
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merlin
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2013 : 13:04:18
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was fairly easy you need to have two 4" g clamps to bend it round the engine and a cordless drill to ream out the holes to get the bolts in when you bend the metal fixing arms
the job took 40 mins or so between some alcoholic lubricant
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merlin
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2013 : 16:57:34
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, Like the user name, I was D178 -meaningless to most
Ah the navy
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D174812H
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Apr 2013 : 11:48:40
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Yep Merlin........... Royal Navy. I think I may purchase an extension rudder, it can get quite hairy trying to manouver at slow speeds in busy marinas or even out on the 'cut' passing oncoming boats on particular narrow parts of the canal....
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Sliding side windows.
