Replacing Hatch Glass

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Replacing Hatch Glass

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I'm replacing the hatch glass on my side hatches (1993 PDQ 36) and want a sanity check from the rest of you.
'I cracked one of the side hatches forcing it open too hard one day. I removed a latch on the cracked hatch and measured the existing acrylic and found it to be 1/4 inch thick. When I pulled the hatch this weekend and removed the glass and cleaned it up it looks like the hatch (LEWMAR) could actually take a thicker panel of acrylic. Not sure if this hatch glass has been replaced before but the existing glazing is a mix of silicone and something else, maybe butyl tape? Can anyone shed any light on side hatch thickness and bedding? It looks like the frame was bedded to the boat with sikaflex.
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