[C320-list] Leaking port light

[Robert Seastream]

Turn on your Heart Light.


On Apr 1, 2009, at 7:28 PM, Chef Adam Weiner wrote:

> Didn't Neal Diamond sing a song called "Turn on your Port Light?"   
> Came out
> after ET if I recall.
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Pat  
> Moriarty
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 5:50 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Leaking portlight
>
> The real question is, is it rubber, or NBR, or
> nitril or vinyl. Just because it is black you
> can't assume it is rubber. Correct rubber does
> not like oils but I sold hydraulic hose for years
> and it is black but not rubber. I have one or two
> of the gaskets and have yet to get it installed
> correctly but the leak quick when the port was
> rebed. I believe they came from Catalina Direct
> and if you only want one I will make you a heck of a deal.
>
> At 02:33 PM 3/31/2009, you wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know part # for portlight gaskets.
>> My boat is a 98. I've called Lewmar twice and we
>> seem to get hung up on window size and gasket
>> part number. I can't find any part number or
>> window size in all my brochures that came with boat.
>> Or, does anyone have Lewmar parts ordering contact?
>> Thanks,
>> Bill Schaffer, #515
>> Bohemian II
>>
>> --- On Tue, 3/31/09, Bill MacRae <seacalling at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Bill MacRae <seacalling at msn.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Leaking portlight
>>> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>>> Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 1:48 PM
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone!  I replaced the o'rings a couple of
>>> years ago, but I felt the profile was slightly smaller and
>>> also did the Armorall trick.  It didn't leak until now
>>> and the gasket material is degrading.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> John, did you have any problems replacing the gaskets?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: jr_ellis100 at hotmail.com
>>>> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>>>> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:14:57 -0600
>>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Leaking portlight
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bill,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I replaced all of the gaskets in my portlights last
>>> summer. Several were leaking through the O-rings. They are
>>> easy to replace once you pry off the cover with a thin
>>> knife, then unscrew the latch. I took one of the old O-rings
>>> to a nearby Ace Hardware store and got an exact replacements
>>> for about 70 cents each. Since then - no more leaks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> 271
>>>>
>>>>> From: seacalling at msn.com
>>>>> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>>>>> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:40:01 +0000
>>>>> Subject: [C320-list] Leaking portlight
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I looked through the archives and could not find
>>> the o'ring size. Does anyone know what size o'rings are used
>>> on the latches and any tips on replacing the gasket? The
>>> portlights are the old style with the twist latches. They do
>>> not leak around the outside bedding, but the gasket material
>>> is in bad shape and it may also be leaking around the o'ring
>>> and down the latch.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill
>>>>>
>>>>>
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> Pat Moriarty
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