[C320-list] lewmar portlights

[Jon Vez]

I started out by rebedding one port and that's when I realized the bedding
was fine--it was the horizontal bedding that dries and shrinks. I ended up
just doing the horizontal splits and this was indeed the cause of the leaks.
I have a writeup somewhere on the site. If you are going to pay that kind of
money for rebedding, then I would either make sure they also do the
horizontal splits, or skip the rebedding altogether. When I removed the
first and only port to rebed, I immediately knew that wasn't the problem as
they are well bedded and in my case I believe they used Butyl tape which
remains pliable indefinitely...

The worst case would be for you to spend all that money and find your ports
still leak...

Regards,
Jon Vez
Formerly #582

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On Feb 20, 2014 11:40 AM, "Christopher Nichols" <cinichols at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> Time has come on Amanda Rose (476) to rebed or replace the cabin trunk 
> portights ajacent to the shrouds. At present we have the original ones 
> with the horizontal split in the metal surround which i gather from 
> posts a while ago are often problematic.
> I'd really appreciate advice on if it is advisable to replace the 
> ports rather than simply rebed them in order to avoid problems in 
> future. Also if replacement is advisable then is there a particular 
> model that you would recommend?
>
> My yard are quoting just about $1000 for rebedding the existing 4 so 
> it is looking pretty costly anyhow.
>
> Many thanks in advance for your thoughts.
>
>
> Chris Nichols
> Personal account
>
>