I am looking for suggestions for new portlight replacements for the old ones in our 1975 CD25. There are several styles installed n the CD25 early/middle years. I have not found ANY new opening ports to fit the longer cutouts for our 4 ea 21" long rear aluminum frames, for less than a kings ransom--and certainly not that long in bronze. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
BobC
1975 CD25 replacement portlights
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1975 CD25 replacement portlights
BobC
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Re: 1975 CD25 replacement portlights
Hey, Bob,
Eventually I plan to replace Cassandra's, which are the same as yours. There is an article on Don Casey's website (I think I saw it there) about refitting using a different size port. Basically, it entails filling the hole and cutting it to size and mounting the new ones. There are a couple of sources of ports that are cheaper than the original bronze on later CD 25. I mentioned this some time as a possibility, and some comments were quite negative, e.g., why bother, sell it and get a larger boat with bronze ports already installed.
All the best. Terry
Eventually I plan to replace Cassandra's, which are the same as yours. There is an article on Don Casey's website (I think I saw it there) about refitting using a different size port. Basically, it entails filling the hole and cutting it to size and mounting the new ones. There are a couple of sources of ports that are cheaper than the original bronze on later CD 25. I mentioned this some time as a possibility, and some comments were quite negative, e.g., why bother, sell it and get a larger boat with bronze ports already installed.
All the best. Terry
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Re: 1975 CD25 replacement portlights
There is a detailed article in Don Casey's "Good Old Boat" that walks you through replacing and embedding the port lights.
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Re: 1975 CD25 replacement portlights
Oops! Wrong name. Don's book is "This Old Boat"