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New Found Metals portlights are the best portlights you can buy and install. What makes NFM different from other suppliers of Port Windows? What makes us special?

First, our primary customer is you the individual, the sailor, the world cruiser, the yachtsman, and all hands on people like yourself.

Secondly, we answer the phone and we only sell direct so there is no dealer between you and our great support staff.

Our design, construction, and engineering reflect our listening and learning from you and your experiences since 1975.  We know that preparing a boat for world cruising is no small undertaking.

Our Port Townsend staff is with you throughout the installation process with guidance and the tools you need to get the job done quickly and effectively. But don’t just ask us, ask the thousands of sailors these past thirty years who have successfully replaced old Portlights with NFM Portlights on boats from Able to Yorktown.

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• We received the 5 X 12 Trimatrix Port yesterday....and I installed it today. WOW!! I really like the port, and my wife likes it too!! What is really great about it is the fact that it is a really good direct replacement for the Atkins Hoyle 5 X 12.... I only had to use your template to drill the holes for your port and notch out for the rain drains...and put the port in. Easy as could be!! We will be ordering a bunch more soon...a few at a time! Rob Homan

• Yesterday I finished the installation of the six new stainless ports I ordered from you. I am thrilled with the way it turned out. From day one when I purchased this boat I did not like the touch and feel nor the look of the plastic ports. The new ports are much more functional and easy to operate. They look like jewelry for the boat and really enhance her salty appearance. Thanks again for offering a great product. Lucian Jorg
• We are so happy that we went to New Found Metals and installed the portlights!  We have installed 4 of the 8 portlights so far and they went in easily and look fantastic.  What a great and helpful owner and company.  We highly recommend the switch using New Found Metals. Kerry O'Brien La Fitte 44
• They've been great - my only regret is that I got the 3x11 portlights for the V-berth and the head; I'd be better off with 4x11 portlights Rick Westlake Bristol 29.9
• FYI they fit almost seamlessly just had to use a laminate trimmer to open the area for the spigot drain. Jim Burnett 1983 Nordic Tug

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Once you've established that your portlights need replacing, the first thing you need to do is find new ones. If your portlights are round, oval, or rectangular, chances are they're a catalog item originally supplied by a hatch-and-portlight manufacturer such as Beckson, Bomar, Gebo, Lewmar, Taylor, or Vetus. Even irregular portlights are often shared across a number of boat models and become available as off-the-shelf items. If your boat's manufacturer is still in business, their customer-service department can probably tell you who manufactured the original windows. Where an exact match isn't a requirement, locating the appropriate replacement can be as easy as taking a couple of measurements and surfing the Web.

If you find that your particular portlights aren't available as a standard item, the easiest and surely the least expensive option will be to select a standard portlight that requires a slightly larger opening in one or both dimensions. Enlarging an opening is typically just a matter of minor grinding or sawing, while reducing the size of the opening is a major glasswork project. Don't think you can make up the difference with extra sealant.

If you're intent on a perfect fit for an existing opening, and you're unable to locate a suitable catalog-item window, custom manufacture is an option. Check around for small manufacturers in your area or contact one of the big players in this market such as Bomon or Vetus. It's worth noting that many standard-size fixed portlights are also available in an opening version, often at a surprisingly small additional cost. If much of your boating happens in a hot climate, replacing fixed windows with portlights that open will deliver the additional benefit of improved cabin ventilation.

Ins And Outs Of Removal

Old portlights may be screwed, bolted, clamped, or glued in place. Where the flange and/or trim ring exhibits fastener heads (sometimes hidden under a flexible insert), remove these. Anticipate that the fasteners will be corroded in place, so be sure you use the largest available driver that mates perfectly with the fastener. A hand impact tool can be helpful in freeing old marine fasteners. Where the flange is sealed with a gasket, you should be able to separate it from the boat by gently prying with a stiff putty knife, using a second wedge behind to maintain the separation you gain as you work your way around the window. If sealant was used for the installation, you'll likely need to combine cutting with your prying. The best tool is a single-edge razor blade — in a holder initially, then not in a holder to allow deeper penetration. A carpet knife is a good and arguably safer option. The safest way to cut sealant is with leader wire or braided fishing line. Attach dowel handles to a 15-inch length of thin braided wire or line and saw this back and forth in your initial knife cut. Use shallow wedges behind the wire to allow deeper penetration. If, (and hopefully not), the seal is with polyurethane — 3M 5200 — you may need the chemical assistance of DeBond Marine Formula.

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It's All In The Prep

With the old window out, you'll need to prepare the opening for the replacement. This is also the time to trace a pattern if you're having the replacement custom fabricated. Be aware that there are often substantial differences in port and starboard cutouts on the same boat, so don't assume that a single pattern will suffice for two or more seemingly identical portlights. Trace out and identify a pattern for each opening.

Start your preparation for the new portlight by removing every trace of gasket or sealant material. Scrape with a sharp plastic blade, then buff with a Scotchbrite pad, and finally block-sand with 180-grit paper. If the old sealant was silicone, you have an extra challenge because silicone leaves behind a residue that prevents new sealant, even new silicone, from adhering. With the silicone scraped away, but before sanding, wet contaminated surfaces with a xylene-saturated rag, then blot-wipe clean with paper towels, using lots of fresh paper towels to pick up rather than spread the contamination. Sand only after water misted onto the cleaned surface sheets rather than beads.

Examine the edge of the cutout for damage to a wood core, or to an interior wood liner, and make appropriate repairs. Fill unused fastener holes with a stiff epoxy paste. Don't be surprised to discover that the corner radii are crude or inaccurate. You can improve them with the same epoxy paste. Fair your filled holes and corner adjustments and you should be ready to install the portlights.

Nothing But Pane

Surface-mounted acrylic windows are common on sailboats and can be an economical option for any boat. This is simply a piece of clear acrylic larger than the opening and fastened directly to the cabin side. Overlap all around should be at least an inch, but if the acrylic has a dark tint, its size and shape can be dictated by appearance. No frame is used, but the outside edges of the plastic are typically rounded and polished. Closely spaced fasteners through oversize finishing washers around the perimeter used to make surface-mounted windows unattractive, and prone to cracking, but today's modern adhesives have given surface mounting a fresh lease.

Using black poster board to make patterns will provide a preview of the end appearance. You can have the plastic supplier cut the windows or fabricate them yourself. After appropriate cleaning, de-glossing, and masking or unmasking, the installation process is to apply double-sided VHB (very high bond) acrylic tape 1/2-inch wide by .091 thick (3M 4991) around the entire perimeter 1/2-inch in from the edge, then, taking great care with your alignment — there's no adjusting after the tape touches — press the window to the boat. Mask the pane edge and the boat 1/8-inch beyond the plastic and use a caulking gun to overfill the perimeter gap with Dow Corning 795 architectural-grade silicone sealant. Create a fillet with your fingertip, peel the mask, and your new window is installed.

Easy Install

Your specific installation should be guided by the instructions provided by the supplier of your new windows, so here you're going to find only supplemental guidance. Many modern portlights are sealed by a rubber gasket under the outside flange and clamped in place by screws through the inside flange. If the gasket has a seam, place it at the bottom of the window. The primary concern for gasket-sealed portlights is to make sure the mounting surface is flat. When you dry-fit the window (without the gasket), any gap around the perimeter of the flange must be less than 1/16-inch. You also want the window to slide into the opening without binding. Hole clearance all around of about 1/16-inch is ideal. Paying attention to these two requirements, follow the manufacturer's instruction for installation.

Some manufacturers will instruct you to seat the outside flange onto a bed of marine sealant, either to seal, or to bond, or both. You still need a flat mounting surface and a slip fit. For mechanically fastened portlights, the best bedding choice is butyl tape, a solid sealant that will not be ejected when you compress the flange against the boat.

Portlights to be bonded in place require the adhesive strength of a curing liquid sealant. To avoid squeezing out most of the sealant when you clamp or press the window in place, glue small spacers to the underside of the flange, one at each corner and additional ones as necessary to keep the span between them under 10 inches. Spacers should be 1/8-inch thick and perhaps 1/4-inch across, cut from any plastic or hard rubber and fixed in place with the sealant you're using to bed the flange.

Just before applying the sealant, always wipe both flange and boat with alcohol to remove oily contamination. You'll avoid the potential mess of bad aim if you apply your sealant only to the flange. A suction handle is a useful tool for positioning sealant-coated portlights.

Solid-sealant squeeze-out is easily trimmed away with a plastic blade, but you'll get a neater job with liquid sealant if you first mask both boat and flange edge. Masking the boat 1/8-inch beyond the flange trace line will allow you to shape the sealant into an attractive fillet with your finger (wetted in turpentine for the best effect). This permits removal of the tape before the sealant cures, which avoids problems that occur when the sealant cures to the tape.

If the window clamps in place with internal fasteners, tighten them evenly. Sealant must ooze out the entire perimeter of the portlight, so be sure you apply it liberally. You can wipe away excess, but if you apply too little, you must start all over. The spacers assure a uniform gasket. In addition to your clear view, your boat gets a facelift from this project. That makes it a buy-one-get-one-free deal. No coupon required.

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Hatches and Ports, Marine Window Repair, Dinghy Davits, Marine Cranes, Hardtops and Arches. Made in North America. Direct from our factory machine shop to your boat.

In business for over 100 years, we manufacture the world's best Cast Hatches and Ports, Dinghy Davits, Marine Cranes, Arches and Hardtops. We also operate North America's most professional Hatch and Port Repair Facility and we have an extensive Parts Catalogue for many different brands. Our beautiful and robust products have provided decades of service for thousands of boat owners.

Founded in Toronto, Canada in 1921 as a foundry machine shop, our expertise in the marine industry is unmatched by the competition. The spirit of innovation was instilled into our business by our Grandfathers and is nurtured in our children. For five generations, we have excelled at crafting exceptional marine products.  Our systems work safely and reliably, that's our guarantee. Our products are based on scientific investigation, real-world use and decades of experience. The results are Davits and Cranes, Hatches and Ports, Arches and Hardtops that perform and look great. We offer boaters the peace of mind that comes from owning well-engineered and expertly crafted marine equipment.

Atkins & Hoyle is the leading North American manufacturer of the highest quality marine products. Our portlights for sailboats, marine boat hatches, boat hardtops, yacht davits, sailboat davits, dinghy hoists and other dinghy lift systems and marine cranes are unmatched in the industry. Our stainless steel radar arch is modular and fully customizable, including being available in lightweight aluminum and becoming a davit arch allowing you to have a custom boat arch.  We also specialize in marine window repair, including marine hatch and portlight repair; providing complete hatch and port refurbishment, supplying parts such as boat window seal replacement, hatch gaskets, acrylic lens replacement and supplying hard to find parts such as support rods, boat window screens and hatch springs.

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I have an Endeavour 35 sailboat out of production for some time. Its a testament to the quality of the hatches installed in 1983! This year I replaced some of the support hardware. Brian is great and guided me to what I needed to bring the hatches back into shape. Superior quality and customer support. What could be better? Thanks Atkins and Hoyle

I had been searching for a crane for my sport fishing boat for several months, when I came upon Atkins and Hoyle. From the start, Eric and Brian were extremely helpful in selecting the right product for my application. They made suggestions to me, which I did not even think about previously. Needless to say, they made the process of selecting, ordering and final receipt of their products a breeze! Furthermore, the quality of this crane far exceeded my expectations. I also must share that after receipt of the crane, I had installations issues, which they eagerly worked me through and I could not be more pleased. It's amazing when you can buy a product off the internet and the seller doesn't forget about you after the sale is made. You can't go wrong with Atkins and Hoyle. I recommend them highly and without reservation.

Atkins & Hoyle personal were very helpful in determining the model and specifications for 3 sailboat hatches that were at least 30 years old and even had parts/instructions on proper methods of resealing. I was very impressed for such old equipment. Thanks Again.

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Atkins & Hoyle is a premier marine hatch and port manufacturer. With over 100 years of experience, we have the skills, tools and necessary expertise to bring your hatches and ports back to like-new condition. Let our experts refurbish your hatches and portlights.

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Why are Atkins & Hoyle designs different?

When we designed our products, we chose the best possible processes and materials to give you the strongest, lightest, and most easily mounted system.A system which would mount in a range different configurations. Our castings are our secret to sucess, and what sets us apart from ALL others. This design allows us to add strength where required and take out weight where it is not needed. As a fourth generation family business, the techniques we use were handed down generation after generation. Newer companies, and in fact all other system in the world use a bent / welded design; All Stainless will suffer a reduction in corrosion resistance because of welding. These davits cannot come close to the features Atkins & Hoyle has come to know as standard - customizable, durable, stronger, lighter, and more corrosion resistant.  Our castings are 215-R1 Anodized, a process which hardens the surface and coats them with an Electrical Insulator; preventing Electrolysis due to disimilar metals

What does “safe working load” mean?

Our davits our rated to a safe working load that is well below their tested maximum capacity. This means that we test our davits beyond what we ultimately rate them at because we know that there is a lot of extra load when your boat is on the water. Make sure that any davit system that you are considering quotes only a safe working load and is not simply the useless “maximum capacity” that many other davit manufacturers use. Other manufacturers’ tubing is not stronger than ours, not only because the unique way that we produce our products, but in the fact that the wall is reduced during their bending process. Simply put, all other davit manufacturers overrate their products

If I have an angled transom or large swim platform, how do I get the extra reach that I need?

Atkins & Hoyle davits are fully adjustable, allowing you get the most reach that is possible with a davit system. This is accomplished with our innovative spline casting that locks our modular units after a one time adjustment, thus allowing you to tailor suit the height and reach for your particular boat. Our 1900 model can also have added length to the tubes if you require even more reach, up to 12 inches. Our systems also have the ability to hold the davit away from the rail or transom to give the maximum reach that you need.

Why does Atkins & Hoyle use an aluminum-magnesium alloy?

The conditions and forces that we expect our products to go trough demand that we use a super strong, super light alloy that will not corrode in salt water. The best alloy for these specifications is Almag 35, an aluminum-magnesium alloy. This non-ferrous, anti-corrosion metal alloy is perfectly suited to the marine industry because it is lighter stronger than ordinary aluminum. Almag 35 is the lightest, strongest and most corrosion resistant alloy for marine use available today. It provides a 40% elongation, meaning that instead of breaking, the davits are flexible, absorbing shock loads, it has a tensile strength 44000 lb. per square inch and is 20 % lighter than aluminum

What is the best lifting ratio for a davit?

We believe in providing the highest lifting ratio for our davits. All of davits have a MINIMUM 6:1 block and pulley system, most come standard with a 7:1 purchase. Our 750 lb. Model 5000 has a 12:1 system plus a 6.8:1 winch. All of these purchase systems are designed to give a maximum 30 lb. pull on the rope. This provides 100% safety advantage while other manufactures provide optional block systems that exceed the tolerance of their davit systems. This ensures that you have to expend the least amount energy as possible to secure your tender.

There is no rail on my transom; can I still mount rotating davits?

Yes, all of our davit systems can be mounted in a variety of ways. The universal base mount can be fitted to any angle so it can lie flat against your deck or transom in place of a rail mount.

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The Finest Stainless Steel Portlights The SS Flagship Series

Bomar’s Flagship series of portlights includes our top-of-the-line stainless steel version. Designed to offer sleek attractive styling with the low-maintenance, rugged durability of stainless steel, these portlights include a patented mounting system that makes it both simple to install and completely leak-free.

SS Flagship Series Port Windows Standard Features

• Heavy Duty, Stainless Steel Construction
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Quality construction, built to last at sea.

• The  SS Flagship Series  portlights feature a stainless steel frame and are professionally assembled in-house with 316L, marine grade, stainless steel fasteners.  Stainless steel is ideal for harsh marine environments due to it’s rust & corrosion resistance, strength and luster.
• The  SS Flagship Series  portlights come equipped with a smoked polycarbonate Lexan acrylic lenses as standard. Polycarbonate acrylic lenses provide excellent clarity and durability in harsh marine environments.

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SS Flagship Series Port Windows Frequent Questions

• Bomar is the leading manufacturer of hatches & portlights for enthusiasts and builders since 1947. We truly stand behind our products and pride ourselves on our outstanding customer service. All Bomar portlights are backed by our 1 year warranty  against any manufacturing defects.
• Your portlight purchase comes complete with trim ring, screen.  Hardware, spare parts & accessories sold separately
• Portlights are safely and neatly packaged for residential or commercial delivery. For large quantities, delivery to a commercial address is highly recommended.
• Yes, Bomar ships products worldwide across the globe. Shipping charges will be determined and billed separately once your order is ready to ship.
• Bomar offers replacement parts such as gaskets, dogs, handles, lenses & more for most portlights produced  after 1999.   Customers may purchase these replacement items from an authorized dealer. Portlight lifespan will vary case by case depending on environment, use, and individual care.

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Repairing Leaky Portlights

Leaky portlights and hatches are one of the more frustrating projects to face on an old boat.

The best case scenarios are easiest to deal with, and these are usually the ones in which bedding has dried out and a simple removal, cleanup, and re-bed game plan is all it takes. When an acrylic (Plexiglas) or Lexan (polycarbonate) lens is removed, be very careful with solvents used to clean away old bedding because they can destroy the surface of once clear plastic.

To reattach the mechanically fastened lens, use a thick, adhesive butyl-rubber tape or equivalent bedding material instead of conventional tube-type sealants. (Practical Sailor testers have had good luck with Bomar hatch mounting tape .) Place the -inch-wide bedding on the lens like thick tape, and squeeze in the mechanical joint between the lens and the cabin house. It acts like a compressed grommet as well as an adhesive seal. Fastener holes drilled into the lens should be slightly oversize, never chamfered, and the fasteners coated with a sealant when installed.

In all too many cases, the leak is a symptom rather than a problem. The underlying cause likely is that the holes in the monocoque structure create a loss of stiffness, resulting in excess cabin house flex. Rig loads carried to chainplates, mid-boom sheeting arrangements, and genoa track-induced flex can cause significant deflection. Such deformational loading creates energy hot spots that can change shapes or even fracture laminate. In situations where stiffness increases dramatically-like where mechanical fasteners attach a port lens to a lengthy opening in a cabin coaming-a bending moment can twist the fastener(s), cracking the surrounding acrylic or polycarbonate.

The rigid, much more heavily laminated hull, lacks large apertures, such as holes for hatches, ports, and lockers, but the less structurally substantial deck laminate is Swiss cheesed with such penetrations. Better builders add extra reinforcement commensurate with the size and location of these holes, and it lessens the tendency for a port lens to be deformed by sailing loads.

In some cases, the problem can be solved by reinforcing the inside perimeter of the aperture with a stiff metal surround or additional laminate. Without addressing the structural problems that led to the leak, the drip, drip, drip will no doubt start again.

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Why did you specify that the holes in the plexi not be chamfered. That goes against what I have been told when using sealant in a bolted connection.

I suspect that it has to do with the low tensile strength of acrylic and polycarbonate materials. Less material can lead to cracks. Chamfering the holes to countersink flathead bolts would be very crack prone. The seal that matters is through the trunk sides and the fiberglass there handles the tensile loads.

Regarding leaking portlights: I have a 48 year old Contest 33. Removing the portlights has been something I would like to do but there are a number of technical problem in doing so. I have had good luck over the years sealing the old gaskets around the perimeter of the frames against the glass and doghouse using a sealer recommended by Matt Rutherford when I bumped into him in The Gambia back late in 2009 as I recall. He suggested and gave me some of the product. It is called “Dr. Tolley’s Creeping Crack Cure”. I have used it on a number of other applications as well with success. Great stuff! Perhaps you have tried it? I’m not sure what Matt is up to recently but he is quite a character. Sincerely, Russell Landrigan S/Y Luturna II

What should we be doing for windows with a rubber gasket? Our 20+ Capril 25 has a aluminum frame in the cabin top with a cracked and shrunk gasket. Is there a site with different sizes of gasket material for a replacement gasket?

I have had good luck making ports more waterproof using port visors .

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We have a cracked port light on the aft port side of our salon, on our 1980 Lippincott 30, SV Vigilance. Suggestions on the best material for replacing the existing portlight? Suggestions as to the method. I had hope to find this somewhere in PS. thanks

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