Removing portholes on a 1981 CD-25

[Stuart]

Hi all,

I am in need of assistance. I have a 1981 CD 25 that has bronze ports and I need to remove the inboard (inside) trim ring so I can paint the cabin. I have removed the bronze screws and the trim piece isn't moving. Strong adhesive?

Thanks!

Stuart
S/V Yankee Cowboy
Rockport, Maine



st1975@yahoo.com

[Joe Sankey]

Stuart, I think the port is inserted from the inside with the flange on the outside. If that's correct, then the ring is not going to come without the whole port. Perhaps you can mask and paint around them?
Joe Sankey
CD 30 Slow Dance
Magnolia Springs, AL

Hi all,

I am in need of assistance. I have a 1981 CD 25 that has bronze ports and I need to remove the inboard (inside) trim ring so I can paint the cabin. I have removed the bronze screws and the trim piece isn't moving. Strong adhesive?

Thanks!

Stuart
S/V Yankee Cowboy
Rockport, Maine

sankey@gulftel.com

[Jim Stull]

Joe is correct.
Removing these windows can be a big job. IMHO they are not the best design. We have the CD stock windows our of the CD27 we are rebuilding. They are pushed thru from the inside. There are small screws holding the windows to the hull by way of very thin (almost sheet metal nuts) located under the trim ring on the outside of the hull. In a "Perfect Storm" senario these portlites would likly be "punched" into the boat.
We replace the plastic portlite on the 1975 CD25 we rebuilt a few years ago with ones from New Found Metals. They were of a better design as well as much nicer finished.
If you decide to remove them, all the old caulking will have to be removed and then the windows must be recaulked.
Jim



jtstull@earthlink.com

[Stuart]

Joe,
I had considered just taping, but since I am redoing (re-bedding) everything I figured I should just yank the portholes out and rebed them....Thanks for the advice...I guess it all depends on all involved I want to get.
Back to the yard..

Stuart

Stuart, I think the port is inserted from the inside with the flange on the outside. If that's correct, then the ring is not going to come without the whole port. Perhaps you can mask and paint around them?
Joe Sankey
CD 30 Slow Dance
Magnolia Springs, AL

Hi all,

I am in need of assistance. I have a 1981 CD 25 that has bronze ports and I need to remove the inboard (inside) trim ring so I can paint the cabin. I have removed the bronze screws and the trim piece isn't moving. Strong adhesive?

Thanks!

Stuart
S/V Yankee Cowboy
Rockport, Maine

st1975@yahoo.com

[Ken Cave]

When I purchased my CD 28, the interior liner looked really tired, and also had about 17 little boxes that the previous two owners had installed for various goodies that I do not know to this day what they were! I took out all the boxes, filled the holes with white wood putty, sanded down the residue, and painted the liner with Pettit semi-gloss Easypoxy. I did not remove the windows, but was really careful painting around them. For the rest of the job, I used a "peanut" roller, and had the job done in no time at all!

You really don't want to mess with your windows-and if they do leak, I got a solution for you that only costs around $5.00 and ten minutes of your time!!

Ken Cave
Dragon Tale




bcave@whidbey.net