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[malcf]

I am ready to fit my Graupner solid brass portholes (the ones with the five drillings in them) to the hull they come with small flexible plastic windows should i glue these in also or just push them in,i was thinking of leaving the portholes  brass or should i paint them same as hull ?   the hull is painted Halfords acrylic satin black btw.any suggestions welcome .

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

It's always nice to see the brass as original unpainted.

Regarding the glazing you have to watch out for misting when the glue is applied. I use cockpit glue applied with the finger, thinly in just two spots around the rim.

Hope this helps,

Ken

[baloo]

i use "bostick" pink tube in asda cost £2 drys clear.baloo(martin)

[Nordlys]

I have been using double-sided tape for glazing cabin windows because of the problem of the perspex reacting to some glues, however this may not be that easy with small items such as portholes.
N

[Colin Bishop]

If you leave the brass unpainted don't put the boat into salt water! I ended up with green portholes that I have never been able to totally clean up. You could paint them with a protective transparent lacquer which is what I will do next time!
 
Colin

[malcf]

Is the bostik ok for brass to fibreglass?.

[Netleyned]

Unless you are lighting the void behind the porthole,
why glaze?  On a real ship you would need your nose
against the glass to see inside. The glass was thick
to be able to stand up to wind,waves and whatever
so from a few feet away it acted as a mirror.

Ned

[malcf]

Just seemed natural to glaze them as the windows came with the portholes, i know they are well above the waterline so i see what you mean.

[Nordlys]

All the portholes I've bought have come with 'glass' so I always glaze mine.
No chance of leaks then from a large wash or sailing on windy days.
N

[catengineman]

If you leave the brass unpainted don't put the boat into salt water! I ended up with green portholes that I have never been able to totally clean up. You could paint them with a protective transparent lacquer which is what I will do next time!
 
Colin

Lemon juice will remove the green (Q tip to wipe round)

[baloo]

When i built my imara i used the bostick to stick the portholes to fibreglass with no problem

[Colin Bishop]

Lemon juice will remove the green (Q tip to wipe round)

I left it a bit late unfortunately, by the time I realised what was happening the brass had started pitting. I ended up cleaning them and then painting with brass paint which wasn't as good an effect as I had originally.
 
Colin

[Netleyned]

I meant that there may be no need to glaze as in see
the inside unless the inside is furnished.
I did not mean leaving open holes in the hull.
The portholes could be stuck straight on the hull
with a dark shiny paint to represent the glass.

Ned

[Colin Bishop]

I have found that an effective method is to punch out the 'glass' from thin transparent plastic using a leather punch. Paint the plastic dark blue on one side first and then position the glass unpainted side up into the porthole with a dab of polyurethane varnish or a water based waterproof glue.
 
Colin

[malcf]

I meant that there may be no need to glaze as in see
the inside unless the inside is furnished.
I did not mean leaving open holes in the hull.
The portholes could be stuck straight on the hull
with a dark shiny paint to represent the glass.

Ned

Ned the portholes i have got have a turned spiggot on the inside so they require a hole drilled in the hull to sit flush.