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14 February 2011, 19:43
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
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Sun damaged Smartcraft gauges
Any one who has old smartcraft gauges will know they can become yellowed by sun damage and as a result are incredibly difficult to read. Anyway I bought some cheaply off Tim M a while ago which were worse than mine to see if they could be sorted. I tried to source new lenses with no luck so decided to attempt a repair. The mrs painstakingly prised them apart and removed the damaged inner lens but left the outer and the seal intact. The result is below and is pretty good. I realise they may mist up easily but at least that will clear and for the price I paid coupled with the fact they are very hard to find it was worth a go.
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14 February 2011, 20:11
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Nice work Mrs Jizm. As regards the misting, you'll probably recall Biffer's tip of inserting a double glazing demister stick through the back plate of the gauge - he sworn by it.
But then, he swears at everything...
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15 February 2011, 08:31
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Town: swanwick/hamble
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
Nice work Mrs Jizm. As regards the misting, you'll probably recall Biffer's tip of inserting a double glazing demister stick through the back plate of the gauge - he sworn by it.
But then, he swears at everything...
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go kiss a a moving train, you f"$%^7g bar steward
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15 February 2011, 08:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
go kiss a a moving train, you f"$%^7g bar steward
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Mug of TEA needed there sharpish Biff
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15 February 2011, 08:59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
Mug of TEA needed there sharpish Biff
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just taking a gulp out of my third cuppa this morn
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15 February 2011, 10:40
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Member
Country: Ireland
Boat name: Joy Ride
Make: Ribtec655CamelTrophy
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 optimax
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My gauges are in a similar condition to what yours were. May have a look at what you have done.
Is there any less protection from water ingress now??
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15 February 2011, 13:31
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Country: UK - England
Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK
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If anyone is looking for a brand new pair - let me know!
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Originally Posted by Zippy
When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!
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16 February 2011, 13:28
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
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Here's a picture of the ones on my boat, not as bad but getting difficult to make out the LCD part.
The mrs removed the black bezel and very slowly prised the lens out but lost a couple of the retaining lugs in the process, pretty unavoidable I think. She then removed the seal and discarded the inner lens (the damaged part) and was left with a clear outer. She then put the seal back on the lip and pushed it back in the gauge followed by the bezel. Patience required which is why I let her do it!
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16 February 2011, 15:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jizm
Patience required which is why I let her do it!
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did you not have the right hammer!
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16 February 2011, 21:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy B
did you not have the right hammer!
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No, you've borrowed them all mr cowboy builder...
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16 February 2011, 21:34
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did that on mine last year - worked a treat and no problems with water getting in despite the British summer's best attempts
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16 February 2011, 22:01
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodan
did that on mine last year - worked a treat and no problems with water getting in despite the British summer's best attempts
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cheers, good to know.
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14 October 2014, 19:29
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Member
Country: Ireland
Boat name: Joy Ride
Make: Ribtec655CamelTrophy
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 optimax
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Finally got around to attempting this on mine. The yellowing had gotten so bad the screens were almost unreadable.
When I managed to get the screens out it was immediately apparent just how bad the sun damage was. The inner screen literally crumbled and fell apart when I touched it.
All seems good now though.
I am still thinking of adding a bead of silicone over where the outer screen now seats in the unit.
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14 October 2014, 21:11
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
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Nice job. Mine don't really suffer from misting either.
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22 November 2020, 08:51
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Member
Country: UK - England
Boat name: Jetset
Make: Demon Ribs
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercury 225 Opti
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Might help anyone looking to do this, I swapped the lenses on my gauges.
I used a heat gun to carefully warm the white plastic body of the gauge, making the top section that holds the glass in place more pliable. I then used a windscreen sucker to ease/pull the glass off the gauge.
Managed to swap 2 gauges without breaking any of the plastic tabs.
The ‘sucker’ I used was just a simple sat nav windscreen mount! Gave enough purchase to pull the glass out.
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23 November 2020, 14:20
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Member
Country: Ireland
Boat name: Joy Ride
Make: Ribtec655CamelTrophy
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Engine: 200 optimax
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Mine are still going strong six years later [emoji6]
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