Hello Benkay,
My Lewmar portlights (Bav 32 2003 ) are badly grazed due to UV and cleaning material by the previous owner. Can one obtain the glass on its own and if so at what cost?
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Hadlow Marine Services, http://212.69.200.177/. Offer a very competitive price with bits to do it yourself. Alternatively they can do it for you. I haven't used them but have a friend who changed all his port lights for £170. They adverise in All at Sea. Tony
My portlight's are the later type with bonded catches, Hadlow marines suggestion " sell the boat and give the problem to someone else" not very helpful
Hi Mike,
You have "new standard" portlights. The acrylics (with pre-bonded hinges and handles) can be obtained separately yes.
On each of your current windows there should be a number stamped or engraved into the acrylic (between the handles on the lower edge).
Please post these codes here and I can then work out the appropriate part numbers.
BR, Ben
Can be purchased from Lewmar see web site.
http://www.lewmar.com/products.asp?id=8800&type=10&channel=1
Bavaria spares listed at the bottom of size list.
Thanks Benkay, The No's engraved are A0816-14A3. They are app 700x19mm
Hello Mike,
OK, replacement acrylic part number for those is 361341990 .
I recommend contacting your local Lewmar retailer, or calling our UK distributor Aquafax direct on 02380 454045
Hope that helps,
Ben
I have had same problem with crazing , Ive got replacement acrylics from lewmar ,
Having problem fitting , looks I will have to remove frames to swap over hinge and lock catch fittings as they cannot be removed with winddow in place , cant reuse as new window pivot pin is 5mm as opposed to old 4mm .
anyone else had fun doing this ?, am told windows should "fall " out when backing ring removed ????
Will reply thurs when I have more time No need to take out window
Cheers look forward to hearing your experience ,not keen to remove frames
I replaced two of mine recently. Should be a 2 hour job but in reality took four times as long. Problem is that the brackets have a lip that goes in at an angle and helps support when screw is tightened. On mine the bottom ones came out easy but the top fittings needed a lot of brute force with a screwdriver to lever them out, I then had to use a Dremel to enlarge the slot to insert the new brackets. Lewmar have beefed up the fittings otherwise it would be a straight swop. I made up a lever but cutting the old window to make one bracket fixing to reattach to the frame to make it easier to add leverage. I thought about taking out the frame screws but was concerned about the port leaking. If you are based in Hants or Dorset I may be able to help or sent me a P/M and we could talk on the phone