Window track material

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jstokes

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I have a 1987 Harbor Master 47' houseboat, every window in which leaks badly. Close inspection reveals that the felt and rubber track material upon which the glass slides has crumbled away. I need to pull the window assemblies out and rehab each before I start fixing all the leak damage inside.
Does anyone know a source for window track material? Any experiences to share? Advice? Thanks.
 
I know there was a parts guy who had old stock on Silvertons. Sounds like the same material he supplied me to replace my Mainship sliding windows. You might want to ask on the Silverton forum they may know him? I can't find his contact information. I think it's called slegee or something like that. It's a messy job to remove the old but easy to replace once you clean the area track out.
Bill
 
There are so many styles of window channel, it's hard to give you a specific recommendation. If you were able to post some photos, that would help.

Short of that, I would suggest that you do a google search for window channel marine and start from there. A lot depends on whether you're looking for bulb seal, wool pile, aluminum channel, plastic channel, etc.

If Harbor Master were still in business it would make your job much easier. A lot of the house boat windows used to be manfactured by the same companies who supply the RV industry.
 
Schlegel manufactures it--It is called Flex channel. You can find the company on the internet.
 
I have a 1976 40' Harbormaster, and I have my share of leaky windows and doors.
On my windows, the window frames have drains to the outside, and are solid to the inside. All of the water that gets past the felt gets channeled out.
However, what I have had to do on several windows is remove the entire window, clean the gasket surface of the frame and the mating surface of the cabin, and re-install the window. When I re-install, I start by trial fitting the window, putting masking tape over the edge of the window frame, then cutting along the edge of the window, then removing the window, leaving the tape on the cabin. gives me a good mask for keeping the cabin free of excess goop. Then I put lots of goop on the window frame, screw it back in place, and clean up the excess and remove the tape. And never use 5200. Someday, you may want to take that window back out. I have a friend who owns a large canvas and interior shop, and they do this to most of the houseboats they work on.
 
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