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Welcome to the Hadlow
Marine Services website. We specialise in boat windows, screens
and hatches. We also stock a large range of stainless steel
fixings, rubber seals, polishes and ventilators. We can supply
Vetus escape hatches and portholes. Please email hadlowmarine@mail.com
Hadlow Marine has been
trading since 1990. Price changes are usually updated on the website as they happen. This website is not geared up for purchasing online.
Please phone with your requirements having your credit or
debit card ready or email us with your order and we can either pro-forma invoice you for interet banking or invoice your PayPal account. If you cannot view the Contact Us window
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is also reproduced at the bottom of this page. Please read
our terms and conditions before you buy.
There are four common
ways of fitting windows to boats:
- Plastic windows which are made
larger than the aperture and screwed to the boat with a
PVC gasket or silicone mastic seal. This method is fine
for all uses, the thickness of the plastic and the material
used can be changed to suit individual circumstances. There
are two types of plastic commonly used, acrylic (e.g. Perspex®,
Plexiglass®) will last for many years, and polycarbonate
(e.g. Lexan®, Makralon®) which because of its chemical
construction is much stronger than acrylic but will lose
clarity after three or four years unless you purchase it
UV protected which is more expensive, the price of clear
being the same as tinted acrylic. Because of its strength,
thinner sheets can be used where weight has premium over
cost e.g. for ocean racing or where there is a vandalism
problem.
- Windows held in place by a rubber
seal with a locking strip called the Claytonrite or Patent
Weather Strip. This method is fine for river or canal use
but at sea there have been incidences of windows being pushed
in by large waves.
- Framed windows fitted with either
glass or plastic. Glass is most hard wearing but cannot
be used on curves except when moulded by specialists. We
do not manufacture new frames but we can refurbish your
existing ones. Details of our refurbishment service are
in our catalogue available on the Downloads page of this
website.
- Some manufacturers are now bonding
on acrylic windows without regard for the fact that the
life of the acrylic is a lot less than the life of the boat.
It's all down to reducing costs in manufacture. If you have
an older Janneau or similar with windows moulded round the
cabin top they probably leak, are crazing and it will take
a lot of time, effort and expense to correct the situation.
My best advice is for you to sell the boat and give someone
else the problem. If you have a boat with bonded on acrylic
windows make sure you polish them regularly.
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