Finally got around to replacing the portlights this last weekend (before battery issued took my attention). Anyway, this is how I ended up removing them and it worked pretty slick. I had a small hydraulic jack sitting around so I set a small timber up on the deck blocked against the outside rail, removed all the screws holding the portlight in, placed a chunk of 2x6 over the opeing and placed the jack between this and the timber. Just a few gentle pumps to put pressure on the portlight. Worked on the inside with a sharp putty knifie went back and forth a few times putting a little more pressure on and within maybe 10 minutes had it out.
And, to my pleasant surprise, the core all looks good.
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