where to buy opening port lights

[RockysMate]

Anyone know where to buy opening port lights to replace a couple of my dead lights?

[RayNWanda]

I have heard good reports on these folks. Several forum members have gotten new ports from them-
http://newfoundmetals.com/

[Dale Tanski]

I have drooled over NFM's stainless ports for years, and I am finally replacing all four forward ports with their 4" x 14" units.  Their ports are of excellent quality and the people at NFM have been very easy to deal with and extremely helpfull.  The make traditional bronze, 316 stainless and a very nice plastic/stainless replacement port.

There is an excellent installation presentation on their web site which gives you a complete idea of what it takes to do a port replacement as well as look at the port components as they are installed themselves. 

There are two stock sizes that will fit the forward ports on a P365.  The 414SS ports are 4" x 14" and the 512SS which are 5" x 12".  I believe that these are the only two that will fit without excessive cabin side modifications.  Keep in mind that the dimensions stated are the glass size or I suppose you could say the size of the port when the glass is open, so the overall size of the units is larger. 

The 5"x 12" provides about 4 square inches more in opening area than the 4"x14" units. I chose the 4"x14" units because I like the lower longer look and I think it makes the cabin house look lower. I would recommend drawing out each of the ports and sticking the drawing on the side of your boat to get a feel for what each will look like.  I can send you drawings for each if you would like. 

Your cabin thickness should measure right around 1/2" which is something you must know when ordering.  This means that the standard 1 1/2" spigot will work just fine. They need to know this in order to determine the length of the bolts.  I decided to go with the inside wood trim rings which dress up the interior a bit and shorten the length of the overhang of the spigot on the outside.

NFM's also has installation templates that you can use to locate and cut the new openings.  This is a big plus.

I give NFM's two big thumbs up.  I also know that the price of nickle which is used in the making of stainless is rising very quickly. NFM's had a small price increase around the 1st of the year but the way the global metals market is going if you want ports you should not wait.

Dale