[Rhodes22-list] Gasket For Opening Port Screen

[Lou Rosenberg]

Lloyd, Rhodies:
Im in the process of replacing  3 of my 6 portlights.  The rep at 
Beckston recommended the
512 for my boat and I only had to cut the side open a bit more w a 
portable jig, everything went well but their  barrel nuts as 
advertised are not worth the expense.   I am installing the rest of 
my ports with self tapping w/ the blk covers.  I promise to post some 
pics for others trying to do this job later on.
  Lou



>Many thanks to all who replied to my original query about reinstalling the
>gasket that came out one of the opening ports on Uhuru II.  I also asked
>Stan (later, off the list) if he still sold replacement gaskets.  He said my
>only source would be Beckson in Bridgeport, Ct. (Thank you, Stan.)  I found
>them at www.beckson.com and they still sell the ports along with replacement
>parts.  For you owners of '86 Rhodes22s, my port size is listed as 414
>(which apparently stands for 4 inches by 14 inches) and the 'GK 414
>Replacement Port Gasket 4x14' is Code  317, price $6.25 (plus shipping?).
>They carry Trim Ring, Screen, Lens, Gasket, and Latch replacements.
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>Their web site is very informative - they also say that Frames can be
>special ordered.  The spigots can be cut or extended to the proper depth.
>Contact them for assistance.  They also had a page of Beckson Port Gasket
>Installation Instructions, I assume they have pages of instructions for the
>other parts also.
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>After this little search, I tried cleaning off my existing gasket with warm
>water, putting it in a warm room for a few days and voila, I could bend it.
>Using the installation instructions (a little tricky) I was able to
>reinstall both the screen and the gasket and close and reopen the port
>several times with no indication of any problems.
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>I recall several discussions on the list in the last two or three years
>about replacing or installing opening ports on Rhodes22s.  These people may
>be able to help.
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>Lloyd
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lloyd Crowther" <lcrowther at cox.net>
>To: "List, New Rhodes22" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 12:33 AM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Gasket For Opening Port Screen
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>Today I discovered the corner of the screen on one of the forward opening
>ports on Uhuru II had somehow popped out of the front of the port.  I took
>the gasket the holds the screen off and removed the screen itself from the
>port hole.  The screen and gasket remove from inside the boat after the port
>glass itself is opened , i.e., the screen is outside the glass but inside
>the port frame as you all know.  The screen and the material that forms the
>screen's shape look to be in good condition, not bent in any way.  My
>problem, if you care to address it, is that the screen has been in place for
>twenty years ('84 Rhodes22) and the retaining gasket is not as limber as it
>was when originally installed.  It has some flexibility, but not enough to
>stretch over the curved corners of the molded lip on the port's frame which
>holds the screen in place when the port is open.  As a matter of fact, it is
>like trying to stretch a piece of wood although it is flexible enough to
>flop around when I tried to put it back.  Does anybody know of anything I
>can paint or spray on the gasket material or soak the gasket in that will
>convince it that it is again young without destroying the gasket material,
>the material that forms the screen's shape, the screen mesh, or the port
>frame?
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>Lloyd Crowther
>s/v Uhuru II
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