[C320-list] Need Portlight Clarification

[John Meyers]

Amen to the Armour All treatment. Clean the window edges too. Grime there
also seems to cause leaks.

John Meyers
1997 #406
Muskegon, MI

On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Tharrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com>
wrote:

> Give Tony D'Andrew at Select Plastics a call (located in Norwalk CT
>
> www.selectplastics.com
>
> 203-866- 3767
>
> He may be able to help.
>
> Ted
> Hull 424 Whitby Ontario.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 3, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Allan S Field <allan.field at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > If you really think it's the black gasket that is leaking, first try
> Armour
> > All wipes to thoroughly clean the gasket.  Supposedly, the Armour All
> makes
> > the gasket swell and not leak.  I clean my gaskets 2-3 times per year
> with
> > this stuff and have never had a leak.
> >
> > Allan S. Field
> > Sea Shadow - #808
> > Columbia, MD
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of Timothy Osburn
> > Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2015 5:54 PM
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > Subject: [C320-list] Need Portlight Clarification
> >
> > Sorry to bring up the portlight issue again, but after reading through
> the
> > older threads I have a question. I have a 1997 with the split frames and
> I
> > made the repairs suggested in the other threads by re-caulking  the gaps
> at
> > the beginning of the season.  This seamed to work and fixed the issue (
> > thanks to everyone who posted the fix ).  However, this nor'easter were
> > having has exposed that one of the portlights has refused to get with the
> > program and is leaking a lot.  Based on the amount of water coming in,
> I'm
> > guessing that the black gasket around the window opening is the culprit.
> >
> > So, my question is - Catalina Direct says that their replacement gasket
> only
> > works with the newer ports.  Is there another source?  Can I find
> something
> > suitable from the hardware store?  Also, I believe a few people mentioned
> > that replacing this is a pain.  Can someone elaborate?
> >
> > As always, I appreciate the help.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Tim
> >
>