Ports and Capilano steering

[cd30ketch]

I have 2 questions. Fist I would like opinions on good ports for our V birth. Because they mount tilted back water will pool in them. Does anyone make ports with drains? Second, I am replacing the old Capilano steering that has the uniflow valve with Capilano 1250vs. My wheels do not have the ¾ inch taper that the valve shafts have. Has anyone retrofit the wheels to work. I like the wheels I have and dont really want to replace them. The boat is a 1973 De Fever 40.

 

[Tomas]

Beckson has plastic ports that have a "rain drain" channel. New Found Metals has bronze and stainless ports that are designed to drain.

 

[dwhatty]

cd30ketch wrote:I have 2 questions. Fist I would like opinions on good ports for our V birth. Because they mount tilted back water will pool in them. Does anyone make ports with drains? Second, I am replacing the old Capilano steering that has the uniflow valve with Capilano 1250vs. My wheels do not have the ¾ inch taper that the valve shafts have. Has anyone retrofit the wheels to work. I like the wheels I have and dont really want to replace them. The boat is a 1973 De Fever 40.

*Would something like this adapter or this one work for your wheels?

 

[FF]

Some metal opening ports can be had with the soffit lowered to about a 15 deg angle,they work great , but take practice to carve into the deck house.

Chop holes in a 2x lumber before attempting the boat.

Be sure to get screens too.

On some the screens can be removed and a 3/4 lexan installed in place.

 

[Capn Chuck]

Have a look at our port installation,*

[url]http://tinyurl.com/37tv42p[/url]

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They drain nicely. Chuck

 

[ARoss]

Plaudits to Cap'n Chuck on another of the detailed project summaries on his blog.*

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I still have the original port lights on my MT34, but added rain shields that keep things pretty dry. I keep the ports* open most of the time when underway or when the A/C's not running.

 

[cd30ketch]

I looked up beckson ports. Sound like they might do the trick. Anyone have bad luck with them?

 

[cd30ketch]

i was planning on putting the uniflow and both pumps on ebay soon

 

[JAT]

I haven't bought any Beckson's, but only because they didn't have the ones I needed.

I bought and have installed a bunch of the Tri-Matrix ports from New Found Metals.* They have rain drains...install pretty easily...and look good.* Price isn't ridiculous.* Also their screens are stainless steel...and no more expensive than the others.

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http://newfoundmetals.com/catalog/trimatrix1.html

 

[Max Simmons]

I ordered and just recieved the Becskon rain drain ports. Have not yet installed. The best price I found was on-line from Boaters World. They were out of stock and it took 2 months, but I was in no hurry. After looking at Chuck's nice stainless steel ports, I kind of wish I went that direction

 

[Max Simmons]

BTW, why replace the steering? Sounds like the same sysetm I have and it still works good. I know you can still get parts for the Capilano pumps, not sure about the uniflow?

 

[cd30ketch]

the steering was not consistant in how it worked. I have two new helms on now and it works great

 

[cd30ketch]

I installed 1250v's. Both od them were from ebay.