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Welcome to the Hadlow
Marine Services website. We specialise in boat windows, screens
and hatches. We also stock a large range of stainless steel
fixings, rubber seals, polishes and ventilators. We can supply
and fit Vetus escape hatches and portlights. Email sales@yachtwindows.co.uk
Hadlow Marine has been
trading since 1990. This website was last updated in September
2008. If you cannot view the Contact Us window when you click
the button it is because you have asked your browser not to
allow pop-up windows. The basic information is also reproduced
at the bottom of this page.
There are three common
ways of fitting windows to boats:
- Plastic windows which are made
larger than the aperture and screwed to the boat with a
PVC gasket or silicone mastic seal. This method is fine
for all uses, the thickness of the plastic and the material
used can be changed to suit individual circumstances. There
are two types of plastic commonly used, acrylic (e.g. Perspex®,
Plexiglass®) will last for many years, and polycarbonate
(e.g. Lexan®, Makralon®) which because of its chemical
construction is much stronger than acrylic but will lose
clarity after three or four years unless you purchase it
UV protected which is more expensive, the price of clear
being the same as tinted acrylic. Because of its strength,
thinner sheets can be used where weight has premium over
cost e.g. for ocean racing or where there is a vandalism
problem.
- Windows held in place by a rubber
seal with a locking strip called the Claytonrite or Patent
Weather Strip. This method is fine for river or canal use
but at sea there have been incidences of windows being pushed
in by large waves.
- Framed windows fitted with either
glass or plastic. Glass is most hard wearing but cannot
be used on curves except when moulded by specialists. We
do not manufacture new frames but we can refurbish your
existing ones. Details of our refurbishment service are
in our catalogue available on the Downloads page of this
website.
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