Replacing BECKSON ports

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rappareems

I have an '86 with the Beckson ports.  Has anyone ever replaced them?  I know, and have read and seen the posts on rebedding.  Does replacing need to change the port sizes?

Mark
Mark Cassidy
#232 1986
"Rapparee"
Lake Ontario

Stu Jackson

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

They're 5 x 12.  No hole size change needed.

http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,5953.0.html includes a link to the wiki

In the interests of full disclosure, I have changed the title to include the word Beckson
Stu Jackson, C34 IA Secretary, #224 1986, "Aquavite"  Cowichan Bay, BC  Maple Bay Marina  SR/FK, M25, Rocna 10 (22#) (NZ model)

"There is no problem so great that it can't be solved."

rappareems

Mark Cassidy
#232 1986
"Rapparee"
Lake Ontario

rappareems

My plan had been to rebed my six primary beckson ports around the main cabin... I had bought new trim rings and screen, caulk etc. to do the job.  My buddy who was doing the work for me has 40 years experience in the marine business.  He called me after spending almost three hours extracting one port, it seems the previous owner must have rebed them with epoxy.  He suggesed replacing the ports rather than spending umpteen hours on labor trying to rebed and they were not surviving the extraction very well.... Upshot is that I got 6 new ports (his price just over $100 each) plus labor for $1000.
Mark Cassidy
#232 1986
"Rapparee"
Lake Ontario