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Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: October 27th, 2021, 4:43 pm
by km1125
tonyiiiafl wrote:QR_BBPOST How did you get the entire track done? Did you do 1/2 then slide the window back and do the other half? And the fixed panel? Thanks this will make it easier for us!
On mine both window panels slid, but I just slid the one window all the way open and pulled on the old stuff and it all slid out of the track. As I put the new stuff in place, I snapped about 8" in, slid that back, then did another 8", then slide that back and continued unit the end was all the way to the back of the track, then trimmed and snapped the rest in place up to the front of the track.

Honestly, the hardest part of the job was cleaning out the track once I got the old stuff out. I could not believe all the crap that was crusted underneath the old stuff. Once I got it clean it drained VERY nicely though. Putting the new pile in blocks most of the water from getting into the track and the remaining that does will run out the drains easily. I used to have issues with heavy rain where the track would overflow and leak inside the boat. NEVER happened once I cleaned the track and put the new pile in.

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: October 27th, 2021, 5:01 pm
by tonyiiiafl
Thank you. I hope to get this done aaap as mine leak inside also

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: November 3rd, 2021, 8:30 am
by PossiblyPaul
Thanks for that, it'll make it less of an ordeal in the coming months of repair and maintenance.

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: November 4th, 2021, 6:24 pm
by chpsk8
It's totally worth the effort. I could tell which side of my boat was finished by how much less noise and breeze was coming in on that side. Not hard, but tedious and dirty. At least mine was, so so so dirty

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: January 16th, 2022, 9:39 am
by dtcom
Does anyone know what size the pile weather-stripping is on a 1994 Carver Mariner 330?

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: January 16th, 2022, 10:00 am
by dtcom
I am looking to replace the "zipper piling" in the window tracks on my 1994 Mariner 330. Does anyone know the size to order?

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: January 16th, 2022, 10:01 am
by dtcom
I am looking to replace the "zipper piling" in the window tracks on my 1994 Mariner 330. Does anyone know the size to order?

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: January 16th, 2022, 2:19 pm
by tonyiiiafl
Here is what I bought. .Most common size and also what Taylor Made
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said was in their window frames.

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: January 16th, 2022, 2:25 pm
by dtcom
Thanks. Different boat, but I guess I'll try that size.

Re: Window weather stripping (Cat Whisker) replacement

Posted: January 16th, 2022, 3:56 pm
by tonyiiiafl
Different boat but it snakes into the side channels and most of Taylor Mades windows use this particular stripping.