[C320-list] Portlight and lighting fixtures

[pat reynolds]

 Bruce  I have had mine out a couple of times with no problem.  Hull 249.  First try putting tape over the seam between the two halves of the outside frame and see if that stops the leak.  On mine that rubber gasket in the seam had deteriorated on just about all of them
    On Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 11:13:27 AM CDT, B. Stumpp <bstumpp at comcast.net> wrote:  
 
 Two issues we are dealing with, would appreciate your comments/suggestions: 

 

PORTLIGHT

We have had an ongoing leak in one of the portlights on the starboard side
of our 320. 

Yesterday I removed the 8 screws that hold the portlight in place but the
unit will not come out. 

I've applied a lot of pressure but it does not budge and am reluctant to
hammer or apply too much force.

I believe the portlight has never been removed because we bought the boat
one year old therefore should be factory installation.  

Has anyone experienced this and, if so, how did you finally get the
portlight removed?

IT's possible the leak may be between the glass and the rubber.  If so, can
the rubber gasket be replaced?  

 

LIGHTING FIXTURES

We have been having problems with several of  the eight light fixtures in
the salon. 

Yesterday we realized the sockets that the two-pronged bulbs plug into have
deteriorated.

Catalina Direct lists the following fixture as a replacement: 

 
<https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-38/electrical/interior
-lights/cabin-light-white-plastic-swivel-eyeball-led/?SearchResults=1> Cabin
Light White Plastic Swivel Eyeball LED (catalinadirect.com)

Has anyone replaced using these fixtures or are there other (better?)
options available?    

 

Thanks for any guidance you can offer. 

Bruce Stumpp

#647, Adventure

Frog Mortar Creek, Maryland