I took a bit of a break in the V-berth cabinetry to fix and repaint the cover that goes over the actuator that will open the helm center windshield. The actuator and cover are original equipment. They worked fine and looked fine from a distance , but the cover had a design flaw I needed to fix before repainting it in Awlgrip Matterhorn White.
48-year old actuator housing has seen better days
No reinforcement at the screw holes
This looks like just a typically brittle plastic housing. It’d been repainted with what appears to be an oil-based paint a long time ago. Somebody tightened the screws just a bit too much, though, and broke off bits of the housing. Where bits weren’t broken off entirely, there were cracks.
Cracks at each screw hole
First, start removing the old paint
I used a sander and a Dremel tool to remove the paint and rough up the textured finish. I also Vee’d out all of the cracks.
Wooden “dams” covered with waxed shrinkwrap tape will hold thickened epoxy in place around the screw holes
Wet out the surface, then fill the gap with thickened epoxy
Top up the screw holes with the same thickened epoxy
Next day, ready for shaping
Sanded and primed with Awlquick then 545 primer
Next, sand with 320 grit and spray the shiny!
Nice!
Ready for install…someday
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Even More V-berth Cabinetry
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What does the Actuator Drive look like? The Window on my Connie was Manual..
It’s a screw drive linear actuator, with a slotted chrome tube covering the screw. It’s the 4th pic down in this article: https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/step-1-dejunk-disassemble-and-demolition/
Cheers,
Q