My original 4 superstructure portholes were always a bad design
They opened outwards onto side
deck. (I have the scars to prove it) and depended on rubber weather-striping and bulk of
teak trim to keep the rain out… (External hinge was the leak point)
Will replace after the rainy season here in the
Philippines, (over 1m rain last few days) so researching options at reasonable
price for these 4 upper portholes
My
cabin is
steel, so was hoping to get away from alloy replacement like
Lewmar, but have no sense of the quality of a Poly choice like these Beckson
Opening Ports by Beckson
In
Asia, I don’t have the opportunity of handling replacement options to feel the quality before
buying so hoping someone who has had experience with plastic rectangular portholes… can advise me if they know of a quality choice in plastic.
I just don’t want to automatically default to the expensive
stainless steel options or worry about alloy… because I can’t sample the plastic ones
Thanks for your
advice.