Braving the cold on Saturday morning and finally getting out one of the old porthole assemblies was certainly worth doing. We were on the boat by a little after 9 am and in less than two hours drilled out the one remaining bolt (after breaking at least one new drill), taped a tarp in place over the opening and were in the car headed to Defender in Waterford.
I really wanted to get there today because Defender was having a sale that we thought would be to our advantage if they had a porthole unit that would fit.
With our old port as a sample, we went through every one they had and the salesperson seemed to think that none was exactly the right size. We finally got him to bring out one from the warehouse that looked close. Close? It was exactly like our old one in every dimension, including the position of the ten mounting holes. Luckily, the new ports have a vastly improved locking mechanism and better hinges plus they stay open at any angle.
We bought the two they had in stock and ordered two more. We saved about $145 from Defender's regular price. Frances always says to look for a sale and she is certainly right!
Sunday was too cold to install one of the new ports and we have misgivings about applying the BoatLife Life-Seal when it's this cold. Hopefully, we'll do that next weekend.
We shot some video to improve our editing skills. Don't look for us at the Academy Awards.
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