1975 CD25 replacement portlights

Astronomertoo · Post by **Astronomertoo** » Sep 6th, '13, 19:01

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

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Sep 7th, '13, 08:57

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

Jdpmus · Post by **Jdpmus** » Sep 7th, '13, 09:19

There is a detailed article in Don Casey's "Good Old Boat" that walks you through replacing and embedding the port lights.

Jdpmus · Post by **Jdpmus** » Sep 7th, '13, 18:57

Oops! Wrong name. Don's book is "This Old Boat"

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