Cockpit coaming sliding ports

[dromadari]

Hi

I am looking to replace the sliding cockpit coaming ports (including the surrounds) on my Lancer 36. The original pair are brittle and leaking. Wondering if anyone knows the manufacturer or where I could get replacements?

Cheers,

Dromadari

 

[Brian D]

I looked around in the data that I have and couldn't find anything. You might what to take some measurements and check with a local manufacture of acrylic or plastic boxes. You can also try a google "coaming boxes" or "sliding coaming boxes". Might have luck there. Possibly something in a RV store?

I need to replace mine as well on my 27PS.

 

[dromadari]

Thanks Brian, good advice. I am thinking that I will end up having to have the replacements custom made.

Cheers

 

[BobM]

Many on the site have had luck, good quality and good prices from [FONT=verdana,helvetica,sans-serif]www.newfoundmetals.com and they make them from your measurements.
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[dromadari]

Thanks Bob. I assume that they do plastic?

 

[BobM]

My bad, I didn't see the sliding part. They just do metal...but they wouldn't get brittle!

 

[SeaLifeSailing]

Please do let me know if you find anything, or how you go about solving this. The housings for my sliders are also deteriorating. I've thought about replacing them with wood, but then there's a whole new maintenance issue... I may just live with them 'as is' for another couple of seasons...

 

[dromadari]

Still working this one. No easy solutions. Have discussed this with several companies without success. Of course anything is possible if you have enough money but forking out more than $400 for each plastic surround (without the windows) seems too steep for me. I have patched the holes that were effecting the waterproofing with epxoy and am confronting the possibility of reinstalling the surrounds despite their poor cosmetics.

I have also had to pull out the rotten wood inside one of the compartments and patch it with fresh marine ply. I will epoxy some fine mat over the top to add to future water proofing and strength before replacing the cloth on top.