R-25 Windows will not open
- Thread starter TwoCrabs
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zekeandboone
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- Battle Ground WA
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- R-31 S
- Hull Identification Number
- FMLT3132D121
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- OUR THIRD RT
- Vessel Name
- Coorie Doon
On my '17 25SC I used to use a 1x1/2" (ish) stick of scrap wood. About 8" long. Place one end against the inside frame. align the stick to go against the latch so the wood compresses the latch and wedges up against the protruding "finger hold" of the latch and pull the stick upwards to apply backwards pressure to the sliding window. Then I would carefully spray West Marine bunk lubricant on the window tracks. Worked great!
TwoCrabs
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- Ruby
Thanks, I’ll give it a try.
PanaSeaAh
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- PanaSeaAhToo
Seems to happen to at least one widow every spring. Sometimes if you use the heel of your hand against the side of the moving pane on the outside in the closing direction it will jar the window loose. This also does not put any strain on the latch. I have had good luck with a film of O-ring lube (silicone lube in the small can, great stuff to have) on the rubberized seal after I get the window open to prevent or delay re-occurance. Put it on with a Q-tip.