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danny_galaga:

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--- Quote from: danny_galaga on April 19, 2006, 04:35:10 am ---
--- Quote from: Mark70 on April 18, 2006, 12:53:37 pm ---
You are not going to be able to keep water out.  It's a fact.  I work in architecture...

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does water get into your new car? he's not building a house. if you view it as building a car instead then i say you ARE going to be able to keep the water out...

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True enough in most cases I suppose.  It's just that things like the windsheild in your car are installed in such a way that there's a whole specialty industry which revolves around autoglass replacement.  It's because it's not easy.  Not to mention it may be difficult to adapt automotive parts to this application.  On the other hand, builders here have come up with some very innovative and detailed construction. 

On this suggestion then, I'd say you're looking to use as many continuous panels of metal, or glass or other similarly impervious materials, and you're going to have to use pressure seals like those that you would find around your trunk and doors.  I'd start looking in to automotive design.  Things like your trunk seal probably have a great deal of design in them to make sure water drains out from under the panels and can't pool against a seal.

Assuming no coin door, the obvious problem spot is sealing the controls into a compartment when not in use.

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well, maybe. i was just using cars as an example. most BOATS don't seem to let much water in either  ::)

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