I was pretty disappointed to find out how the aluminum BOMAR portlights along the sides of my cabin were designed when I took the first one off the 'Project a couple weeks ago. My dismay turned to determination and I have been thinking about whether to re-use them, how increase the sealing surface area, and how to get the teak plywood away from the edge of the 12-1/2" by 5-1/2" cutout. The sealing surface is the 5/16" thickness of the house cutout and the portlight is a little too small for the cutout. Either that someone didn't take much care to center the port during the installation process. Back to dismay - I really don't like these old ports and the way they mount. The teak is trashed, so I'll be replacing or covering that up.
Now that I've read most of the portlight rebedding and replacement posts my head is spinning. You've done some really good work. So, today I started looking at other port designs, including/especially stainless steel ports. I really liked what I saw on the New Found Metals website. http://www.newfoundmetals.com/index.html
I am looking for a portlight (opening) that will fit the cutout, or come close, and that has an external flange that actually is designed to be part of the seal. If you've run across any like that, or could actually talk me into reusing the old ones, I'd really like to hear from you.
We are heading out this weekend anyway. Port Gamble Saturday and Port Ludlow Sunday. We hope you Vikings have a great Labor Day holiday, one way or another.
Thank you in advance!
Now that I've read most of the portlight rebedding and replacement posts my head is spinning. You've done some really good work. So, today I started looking at other port designs, including/especially stainless steel ports. I really liked what I saw on the New Found Metals website. http://www.newfoundmetals.com/index.html
I am looking for a portlight (opening) that will fit the cutout, or come close, and that has an external flange that actually is designed to be part of the seal. If you've run across any like that, or could actually talk me into reusing the old ones, I'd really like to hear from you.
We are heading out this weekend anyway. Port Gamble Saturday and Port Ludlow Sunday. We hope you Vikings have a great Labor Day holiday, one way or another.
Thank you in advance!
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