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10 meter port lights?
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:08 pm
by bigrgh
I have asked this question a while back but other things came up so i could not follow through on the responses so im gonna try again. can i get replacement parts for my portlights? this subject has come up many times and all of those posts seem to deal with a different type of portlight than i have. one of my outer trim rings is broken, can i get parts? my portlights are not metal of any kind. they do not seem to screw/ bolt together from the inside or the outside. the hinged lexan has four quarter turn zues type fasteners and the screen is removable by prying the inner trim/ screen out from the seal. it appears that the lights consist of an outer composite trim ring, an inner composite trim ring which has a groove for the gasket and an inner grove that the screen ring fits into and four pockets that the zues fasteners fit into for holding the lexan closed. i need to replace the outside composite ring, can this be done? any help would be hugely appreciated. sorry no photos, cant figure out how (electronics illiterate)
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:51 pm
by alexander38
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:33 pm
by bigrgh
i guess the proper spelling for fasteners is dzus. lol. thanks for reply but nothing on that site looks anything like what i have. i have a ouple pics but dont know how to share them
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:37 am
by Allen Sr
Thanks for the link Tony. Found a part on there I need for my one hatch.
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:16 pm
by RWS
sounds like mine
got new seals from John Leed at Marine TEch
Had a damaged outer trim ring but was unable to locate a replacement so hd to repair the existing one are paint it instead.
Anl info you find would be appreciated
I am aware that these lites were referred to "footballs" as thier size was unique.
RWS
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:22 pm
by alexander38
Allen Sr wrote:Thanks for the link Tony. Found a part on there I need for my one hatch.
which I knew you had Bomar's I just junk 4 of them...sorry....
has anyone try this site.
http://greatlakesskipper.com/category-1 ... ights.html
I just installed 4 hatches from Jim Black and they are NICE ! and fit the old holes great....
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:47 pm
by bigrgh
rws mine are the same as yours, how would i go about fixing the outer ring? over half of it is missing. can i remove the remaining peices without breaking it more and have a body man/ fiberglass man mold a new one ?
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:02 am
by RWS
i repaired my broken one out of a blend of epoxy and tiger hair (as I recall) or some other combination of materials.
built it up and worked it down with a DA sander, then painted it.
Unless you know about it and inspect it right up close it's impossible to tell .
I'd really like to replace the white dcck hatches, but that is another topic
RWS
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:50 pm
by alexander38
RWS...check out those Jim Black's they're real nice for the money ..