Emergency Port Covers

[Roger Long]

I'm going to bump this up out of a thread directed at Beckson port owners because there are other plastic ports out there and this project has turned out so well.

Even if you don't carry a full set of storm covers, you might want a means to put a plywood or plastic emergency closure on a broken port without having to have a strongback on the inside. This was quick and easy.

http://www.rogerlongboats.com/09Winter.htm#Sockets

Check the same link in a week or two to see the storm covers.

 

[BobM]

Pretty sweet Roger! What is your game plan for the covers?

Lots of small opening ports (as on your boat) was on my wish list, but had to take a back seat to a tee shaped cockpit. Unfortunately, my ports don't lend themselves to this type of protection.

 

[Roger Long]

What is your game plan for the covers?

Plan A was to cut up the stock of Acrylic I salvaged from the Linen & Things liquidation into spacer rings and covers. That plan died when I found out what a bitch it is to work with the stuff with the tools I have on hand.

Plan B is to buy a set of trim rings from Beckson to use as the spacers and make covers out of the Acrylic. I might use Lexan for the larger ports. Unfortunately, this requires cutting down the spigots which stick out beyond the 3/16" thickness of the trim rings. It's not a job I really want to take on.

Plan C: I'm going Wednesday to talk to a company that does plastic fabrication for the marine industry to see if they can make 5/16" spacer rings of a soft plastic and Lexan covers for a price I can afford.

Stay tuned.

 

[Roger Long]

What is your game plan for the covers?

Definitely Plan C!

I can get trim rings AND lexan covers CNC cut to my exact specifications for less than the cost of buying a set of trim rings from Beckson. They will arrive all ready for me to just drill the holes for the bolts.

This place is a great resource. If anyone needs something similar, let me know.

 

[Roger Long]

Look at this!

Smoothly computer cut complete with nice radius on one side of the Lexan panes. (The roughness is just the protective paper. All for just $145. What a deal!

BTW the stability section is now up to righting arms.

http://www.rogerlongboats.com/Stability.htm

 

[sailingdog]

Roger-

who was the vendor??

 

[Roger Long]

Roger-who was the vendor??

Marine Plastics of Biddeford, Maine

marineplastic@yahoo.com

subsidiary of:

http://www.marineeco.com/http://www.marineeeco.com

207-284-9694

Ask for Bryan Taylor. The whole place just got wiped out by a nasty, fast spreading virus so there's almost nobody there today. Give them a few days before you call.