norm,
the leaking front windows were a known problem since i first
talked with my dealer in `92!.....when i pulled them out about
ten years ago, it was obvious that the FRAME would easily accept
water and then channel it down to the outboard corner to drip out...
my personal solution was to rip them both out and shitcan them
both!......i had a second problem with my windows: they were not
high enough for my standing sightline......thus, in replacing my two
front windows, i wanted BOTH watertight integrity and greater height..
i cut out another 3" out of the top of both window openings, and then
made templates which went to diamond seaglaze in b.c......my son
was a commercial fisherman in the bering sea, and diamond seaglaze
hatches and windows had a great rep in that fleet.....i have since seen
parker move to diamond seaglaze a year or two after i did.
i ordered hatch specs, ie watertight to 10` submersion...i ordered
them without tint , and with 6mm auto-grade glass, ie it shatters into
little bits which wont cut you.........thus, i ordered my dream windows
and they have been every bit of what i ordered and hoped for....they
were (best you sit down now) $1200 ......i bedded them HEAVILY with
silicone and added the very attractive trim ring on the inner side.....
it has been one of the GREAT UPGRADES of the dozens i have done over
15 years........you may wonder where the wiper motor goes?....i traded
them for a rod with a friend......again, my son put me onto using RAIN-X
ONLY.....they have found in alaska that you get a better window in bad
weather with the rainx alone.....i took his word on the diamond seaglaze
folks and the no-wipers approach.....absolutely the best way to go....
i put a light coat of rainx on before each and every trip....i havent missed
the wiper one bit...oh, and the replacement blades from afi were $15 each
.....thus, it is just a matter of time before i recoup my investment.......
the boat looks the same from any distance but a sherlock holmesian
posture.........
you will NOT be able to fix the leak, regardless of how much sealant
you put around the frame.......you are committed to replacement....dan