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Old 09-17-2009, 01:10 AM
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I am building a 10 metre Roberts steel Euro 1000 which I was going to fit with direct glazed toughened glass windows until I met a boatbuilder who recons I'm mad if I dont use the latest Perspex or Lexan instead can anyone help me who has had good or bad experience with any of the above.
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Old 09-17-2009, 02:19 PM
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There are many posts on this subject

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however here is one that we all had a lot to say

Lexan window cracks - help needed
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You don't want lexan. It will fog up in three years, so badly, you won't see much out of them.
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Almost every commercial vessel has toughened glass. In some extreme service there is glass with metal mesh inside.
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