Thank you for the link to the Dashew's design philosophy. I really hope I get a chance to tour their "unsailboat" someday. It seems incredible...
I hadn't been to their site in a while. It was great reading through all of their discussion.
Hopefully, sites like theirs, and mine are a help to people who are designing boats for the first time.
-Ken W
PS I checked the specs for Nordhavn's 86. They have the same 1/2" tempered glass as we do. We have fasteners around the boat for storm windows, but I can't envision any circumstance where I'd ever put them up. If there's any potential for needing them, why am I leaving the dock? I'm retired .. why rush to get somewhere in bad weather? By picking the right places, and the right months, you can still be surprised by bad weather -- but, typically this means the kind of bad weather that is a LONG ways from warranting putting up storm windows.
| Williams, Ken |
2007-03-19 21:08:09
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Ken,
The 1/2 inch glass certainly seems substantial (the Dashews went with 3/4 inch on their FPB, but all of their glass is exposed--no overhanging side decks, lower and closer to the seas - http://www.setsail.com/dashew/do_PARADIGM.html) and you said your philosophy will be to stay away from bad weather so I would imagine your windows will do just fine. I wonder if on the larger Nordhavn projects (the 86 and especially the rumored 120) they are considering double-pane glazing to help reduce the heat load considering there will be so much more glass surface area.
--Patrick | Dray, Patrick |
2007-03-17 23:24:49
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We never discussed the window thickness. Perhaps I should have focused on this... The standard for the 68, in the main salon, is for 1/2" thick tempered (and tinted) glass.
The main salon does have thick window coverings (curtains and shades). Our primary concern for cooling has been the pilot house. We're having "mesh" screens made which I can put around the pilot house. We had these on our Glacier Bay catamaran and they made a HUGE difference.
-Ken W
| Williams, Ken |
2007-03-16 01:48:45
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Hey Ken,
I know you and Scott E. had a discussion in the "Comments" section about storm plates, but the thickness of window glazing was never mentioned. I was reading some detailed specs for a yacht recently and it mentioned double-pane glazing (obviously with the thicker glass facing outside with a nice air cell in between for insulation). Considering your love of warm weather (or is it hot weather) locales and the need for A/C, did you consider double-paned windows for those large salon installations to help keep things comfortable and reduce the draw on the A/C system? Just curious.
--Patrick | Dray, Patrick |
2007-03-15 18:45:52
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