Installed new portlight on Cal-29
Hi all,
Put the newfound metals portlights in the head area
(see attached photos) and they are nice. Install
wasn't too bad. I rented the drill guide which helped
a lot. I did have some trouble with the last dog
adjustment but, made a cell phone call from the boat
and one of the guys at the company talked me through
the fix. Turns out that there was way to much loctite
on the threads. Nothing a propane torch, some vise
grips and my limited musle power couldn't handle. I
had to go with the teak spacers also because of the
wall thickness of the cabin but, I think they add a
bit of class. Also put in the bug screens. It's so
nice to open them and not get wet or deal with the
leaks (reason I replaced). I appreciated the
reccomendations from the cal group. Oh, one other
thing, the old portlights were just epoxy glued in
from the inside. Is that normal?
Mike Birch
Serenity Cal-29
Milwaukee
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