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Lightnup
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Initially Posted - 02/18/2005 : 20:18:45

Haven't seen a port light installed in this spot before. This boat's on eBay, by the way.

Steve Madden
'87 WK #5668 "Lorica"
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takokichi
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Response Posted - 02/18/2005 : 20:32:46

Hull side portlights make me nervous when factory installed!

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 02/19/2005 : 23:28:15

The better solution for light (and ventillation, by the way) in the quarterberth is to put an opening port in the side of the cockpit seat. It's been done, and it won't be exposed to waves and serious water pressure in a blow.

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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 02/19/2005 : 23:41:43

Interesting! I was actually contemplating putting up to three topsides portlights on each side; opening port in V-berth for light and cross-ventilation at dock, non-opening in saloon for my son's underwater viewing pleasure while heeling, and opening in quarterberth for light and cross-ventilation. However, fear of a breach has kept, and will keep, me from doing anything other than contemplating the idea.

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At Ease
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Response Posted - 02/20/2005 : 16:10:16

All the larger Catalinas have side port lights...however, none (that I know of) open.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 02/20/2005 : 17:35:54

IMHO with a good quality port and proper installation you shouldn't have to worry too much about a breach... quite a few 'blue water' boats have them.

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 02/20/2005 : 17:47:14

How do you suppose that portlight would handle being bumped up against a dock or piling? As mods go, I'd put this one right up there with the guy who removed most of his port bulkhead around the upper chainplate.

If I were going to do something like this, I'd at least recess it into the topside, and build it really sturdy -- maybe 1/2" polycarb. plate inside the hull thru-bolted every 2" or something like that. On the other hand, I like the idea of installing an opening portlight in the cockpit footwell to brighten up the quarterberth.

Just got back from a 5hr sail. It got so cold I wore a sweatshirt for some of the windward legs.

-- Leon Sisson

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At Ease
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Response Posted - 02/20/2005 : 18:22:32

The port lights are under and fairly close to the rub rail, so if you were to bump a dock/piling the rub rail would hit not the port light. They are also mounted high enough so a bumper would hang below them.

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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 02/20/2005 : 21:31:54

I find this idea simply scary.

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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 02/21/2005 : 00:56:33

Last year we got to tour Randy Repass's new boat. They installed windows on the bottom of the boat so they could take a look at the keep and the prop from the inside when the water was clear enough. A glass bottom boat. They were not standard ports of course, they looked like they were about 1" thick.

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gnorgan
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Response Posted - 02/24/2005 : 13:48:34

That port light would be excellent for underwater viewing

Or maybe fishing out of if the boat was heeled way over....

Hey, Todd. I'm sitting in my daughter's dorm room at CalPoly SLO typing on her (wait...I bought this for her!!!) computer. My wife and I are visiting her for about 36 hours so she set me down here to "entertain myself" while she gets ready for us to take her, and her brother, out to lunch. She's majoring in journalism (first year) and my son in engineering (aero)(second year).

Next time we're in town we need to meet and go sailing....

Are you trailering to the nationals? We've made plans to do so. Maybe we (if you are) could form us a convoy

Lunch time.

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