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fdcmiami
06-10-2012, 12:59 AM
i do a variety of work. recently was asked to install these windows in an older retired naval vessel that is used at an area port.
take note of my field plasma cutter for cutting the radii.
fdcmiami
06-10-2012, 01:04 AM
windows/ install and weld
fdcmiami
06-10-2012, 01:09 AM
install and weld. welded out with xmt 350 inverter and 30 spool gun using .035 wire. skin was only .10 thk, angle frame to seat windows on was 2 x 3 .25.
i am nearly always out in the field.
Slartybartfa
06-10-2012, 01:17 AM
A sunroof for an old patrol boat?
I didn't think you could get a nice radius cut with a saw like that. .10” seems thin but maybe the ribs make the top ridged.
redbeard
06-10-2012, 05:36 PM
A sunroof for an old patrol boat?
Well, you do need to keep an eye on the weather when you are on the water. :)
fdcmiami
06-10-2012, 07:14 PM
ships moored outside the port frequently have passengers/staff etc that need to be picked up or returned. there is generally a ladder that extends down the side of a ship that they use to debark. if you are inside at the helm, the windows allow you to look up while you are positioning the boat at the base of the ladder. they are a visual aid.
Slartybartfa
06-10-2012, 08:07 PM
[snip] they are a visual aid.
Old Navy saying: "A man always follows a woman up the ladder." :P
I get it. So it's a crew boat. Probably repurposed from its original design which would have foreseen the need to allow the helmsman to see up.
kenwhite
06-13-2012, 03:55 PM
Nice work and I love old naval vessels...