Winter ~ 14/15
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Cold winter-time is a
great educator for heat retention. Jenal was no
different, particularly with her many windows and skylights. Most
were double glassed but the windows aluminium frames and the
portholes steel & brass casings were great condensation makers. As
well as transferors of cold.
'A' took guidance from fellow
moored bargees and set about making secondary glassing panels from
Perspex equivalent rather than plain acrylic; which has a tendency
to be too brittle. The 5 skylights were the first candidates and
this was achieved by using 10mm thick 2 panel reed separated
sheeting (often used for house conservatory roofs). It was
light-weight and gave a stiffness to the otherwise large floppy
panels. Cut and neatly edged in a clear acrylic U shape. All held
in place by colour-matched white self-adhesive Velcro, making for
simple summer removal.
Foam insulation between secondary
panels and metal window frame ensured cold & condensation did not
transfer. And the window frame male Velcro left when the panels
were removed made it easy to replace with fly-screen fabric.
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