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Originally Posted by Islandtrader
The Thompson laid in the glass more like a picture frame there would be advantages to both installations...hopefully we can discuss in a few weeks.
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Yep. My first ideas used a frame with an applied glazing stop like you're talking about. Any way I drew it it looked either too bulky or too weak.
The frame with the glazing groove is strong enough, but presents some logistical issues with sequence of assembly and installation. For instance, If one fixed pane breaks sometime down the road, can you disassemble the frame enough to replace the glass without taking the whole frame apart or removing it from the boat?
I was hoping to conceal most of the fasteners, but that may be problematic. Virtually all of the glass panels taper towards the top. The front panels are trapezoids, the side panels are triangular. So how do you replace a broken pane without taking at least one side frame off. But the side frame is attached to the side frame of the adjoining pane, so the process dominoes. It might be possible to sequence installation to solve that initially, but I want to be able to make repairs without starting from scratch. Still have to solve that before I'm ready to move ahead with this design.
Dave