Port lights
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Comodave
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We replaced 11 portholes on our boat with New Found Metals portholes. We love them. They are cast 316 stainless steel. As a matter of fact I have 2 5 x 12 with 1.5” spigots left over. I ordered 11 with 1.5” spigots and 2 needed to be 2” spigots so I have 2 that I want to get rid of.
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They seem to be bronze and of a rational design.
Why scrap them instead of cleaning and installing new gasket rubber ?
Why scrap them instead of cleaning and installing new gasket rubber ?
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"the wrong size " will be a big hassle unless you can find duplicates.
Might be worthwhile to examine the boat to see what could be fitted with the least chopping , carving etc.,, as you look for replacements.
Might be worthwhile to examine the boat to see what could be fitted with the least chopping , carving etc.,, as you look for replacements.
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When I replaced my portholes I had to enlarge the holes in the boat. I used a router with one of NFMs templates. It was a lot of work but the new portholes are awesome.
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Looks like they may be old Beckson ports. What is the size of the hole they go in?
https://beckson.com/ports.html
https://beckson.com/ports.html
