Port light over stove

[KZW]

Do any of you C-310 owners know the make / model of the port light over the stove? I need to replace mine. A pick up crew member close the port when it started raining without asking how to do it. They broke out the plastic that held the hinge pin for the closing clasp. I tried fixing it by building up epoxy with carbon fiber, but it came apart.

Measuring mine, the outside dimensions of the flange are 12.5" x 6 7/8". The dimensions of the actual port light are 10.5" x 4.5"

 

[woodster]

beckson rain drain from the looks of your pics

 

[Calif. Ted]

Beckson
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index...ning-port--4-x-10-beckson--galley-or-head.cfm

 

[Stu Jackson]

Beckson it is. Just buy the parts you need. Beckson has a good website, too. www.beckson.com

 

[KZW]

This forum is great for getting information - huge help. Thanks to all. I will order the parts!

 

[Alansails]

I am going to order a replacement screen directly from Beckson as they are slightly cheaper and do not bleed you for shipping for our portlight in the head.

 

[KZW]

Received the replacement portlight from Beckson under the Christmas tree.

Looking for help. I cannot get the old one out. I pulled the SS screws (they don't look stainless!). The portlight, which goes in from the inside, and the trim ring, which is on the outside are held on with what is supposed to be (according to Beckson) 100% silicone sealant. The portlight won't budge, I've pushed on it (hard) from the outside and event given it a "gentle" tap with a rubber hammer. No go. I really don't want to force a shim under the flange from the inside as the surface it is mounted on isn't hard and won't take the force of prying. It is supposed to rain hard for the next 4 days so there will be no progress until the weekend

Thoughts?

 

[justsomeguy]

Thoughts?

Wait 'til it quits raining, then take a piano wire garrote to the silicone?

 

[LeoLambert310]

I've replaced 3 light units over the last few years due too over heating (before LED's) with no problems just removed the screw and pried out the unit, the wire's are very short an had to splice to put the new unit in. Now just replace the bulbs with LED bulbs that don't require unit replacement.

 

[Clydo]

I am going to order a replacement screen directly from Beckson as they are slightly cheaper and do not bleed you for shipping for our portlight in the head.

I am going to order a replacement screen directly from Beckson as they are slightly cheaper and do not bleed you for shipping for our portlight in the head.

I am going to order a replacement screen directly from Beckson as they are slightly cheaper and do not bleed you for shipping for our portlight in the head.

Received the replacement portlight from Beckson under the Christmas tree.

Looking for help. I cannot get the old one out. I pulled the SS screws (they don't look stainless!). The portlight, which goes in from the inside, and the trim ring, which is on the outside are held on with what is supposed to be (according to Beckson) 100% silicone sealant. The portlight won't budge, I've pushed on it (hard) from the outside and event given it a "gentle" tap with a rubber hammer. No go. I really don't want to force a shim under the flange from the inside as the surface it is mounted on isn't hard and won't take the force of prying. It is supposed to rain hard for the next 4 days so there will be no progress until the weekend

Thoughts?

 

[jlewitt]

beckson rain drain from the looks of your pics

You need a heat gun to remove old port and replace entire port with new. Anything less is useless.
Jim in Sausalito

 

[Stu Jackson]

Received the replacement portlight from Beckson under the Christmas tree.

Looking for help. I cannot get the old one out. I pulled the SS screws (they don't look stainless!). The portlight, which goes in from the inside, and the trim ring, which is on the outside are held on with what is supposed to be (according to Beckson) 100% silicone sealant. The portlight won't budge, I've pushed on it (hard) from the outside and event given it a "gentle" tap with a rubber hammer. No go. I really don't want to force a shim under the flange from the inside as the surface it is mounted on isn't hard and won't take the force of prying. It is supposed to rain hard for the next 4 days so there will be no progress until the weekend

Thoughts?

Here's what we did:

Beckson Portlights 101 ("removal tool" with pictures and guides for sealants)

http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,3241.0.html

 

[KZW]

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[KZW]

Well, the job is done, but nothing ever seems to go smooth.

I removed the old port light yesterday. I found that the PO had not done me any favors.
1) It has 10 fasteners. There were four different types installed, including four bolts. It is supposed to be in with 10 stainless wood screws,1/2 inch, oval head. Three of the screws were not stainless, and of course all three had rusted heads. Insert phillips screw driver, turn, and instant head strip. I used a Dremel cut off wheel to cut in slots. I was able to back one of the three out. On the other two the head broke in half as soon as I turned the screw driver. I had to grind the heads off with the Dremel, then used wire and a putty knife to cut the sealant, and back the port light out over the remaining two studs. The studs were removed with pliers
2) There were two different sealants. It looked like old silicone clear had yellowed and was caked onto the original sealant. It took a while to clean it all up.
The pictures show the old port light, with the broken dog latch on the right - the reason I removed it. The second picture shows the assortment of screws. It should of been 10 of the items on the left in the picture.

The new port light went in just fine with Dow sealant. Many thanks to Stu for posting a picture of the rig to compress it and keep it in place while the sealant hardens up. I make one up while it rained last weekend and it worked great.

Before applying sealant, I put it in place and attached painters tape around the port light and edges in the interior and exterior. After adding the sealant and pushing the port light in place, I compressed it with Stu's tool, put in the screws, and waited 90 minutes. At that time I just pealed away the tape and excess sealant that squeezed out came right off, no mess and a clean line.