Shrinkage

[Capt.Guy]

Wondering if anybody out there has ever replaced the rubber weatherstrip around the rear fixed pilothouse windows (the black ones from the 90s). Mine are shrinking from sun&fun,& age. if anybody has,where did you get the new weatherstrip from? Parker uses a stainless window frame now,it is different in design from the earlier boats. any info is welcomed

 

[Capt.Guy]

Never mind ! after talking with at least five different companies( and parker) I managed to find a company in florida that still has the original WATER BONNET parts in stock .anyone who has an older PARKER may want to order up the gasket material while it is still available,the guy said waterbonnet was bought out by TAYLOR-MADE marine products who said to me the windows were obsolete,and the parts were no longer available go figure :? the name of the company is MARINE GLASS SPECIALTIES (813) 926-3717 the guy was really helpful and knows his Stuff. :wink:

 

[ray]

Capt.Guy, thanks for the info on the gaskets. I'm almost ready to start my upgrades and redos on my '89 25', and the gaskets were in the top 10 of things to do. I'll be calling them asap.
Ray