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Fixed ports won't come out ???

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Blue Heron:
Well, we got the fixed port out, but believe it or not we had to relief cut the liner and the cabin to do it. We used one of those oscillating tools, and did a nice job.

Also, we just bought the window repair kit from Catalina Direct, for a C-22.

The kits all have the same size vinyl glazing channel and frame channel, the only difference is the length of the seals and the amount of caulking you get.

We decided not to use the 3m 4200 that comes with the kit, and opted instead to use some butyl tape I had left over from a Catalina window project that I did 15 years ago. The butyl was fine after we peeled about 6 feet off the roll (the tape was not coming off clean).

As far as seating the glass into the frame, it was a real bear to squeeze the frame together once we put a small bead of silicone inside the vinyl glazing channel AND a bead into the aluminum frame channel. It did finally go together but it took everything we had to close that frame.

Anyway, it's nice and tight now, looks good, and it's one less thing to worry about.

Chet

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