Houdini hatches and marine windows.

The world renowned and instantly recognisable Houdini deck hatch has been in production for over thirty years. There are few marinas in the world where you cannot find boats fitted with Houdini hatches.

Our hatches are robustly constructed using quality materials and are fitted with toughened glass. When compared to acrylic glazing, used in most deck hatches, toughened glass will

not scratch as easily or suffer UV degradation. This means that the hatch will maintain its appearance and give many years of trouble free service.

Houdini manufacture all types of marine glazing, fixed windows, direct bonded windows, sliding windows, hinged windows, half-drop windows, full-drop windows, hopper windows, combination windows, boat windscreens, companionway hatches and boat doors.

Direct bonded fixed windows do not have frames and are bonded directly to the vessel structure. This glazing technique is becoming more popular with production boat builders and with designers as it allows striking shapes to easily be created with clean attractive lines.

When direct bonding glass into a boat the edge of the glass should be screen-printed with a ceramic frit, similar to those found on car windscreens, to prevent ultra violet degradation of the adhesive. The initial set up costs of the screen-printing mean that this technique is normally only cost effective for volume production runs.

Features

1. Frameless glazing is bonded directly onto the outside of the vessel

2. Glazing can be cut to complex shapes allowing for more radical styling than can be achieved with a framed window

Options

3.Width of the solid black ceramic band around the edge of the glass can be varied to suit the styling requirements of the boat.