Ports with cloudy glass

[marc]

OK.
Here's question #2. I have 3 ports with cloudy glass. The photo below shows the the worst one. Seems that the cloudiness is in the glass. I've tried to clean it with a razor blade on both sides and nada. Any idea? Has anyone ever replaced the glass?
Marc

[wes]

Marc - this is a common problem on older 19s. The port light glass is safety glass (2 layers glass with a layer of plastic in the center) and prone to eventual delamination. I just removed one of mine and took it to a local glass shop who made me four replacements. They also could have done it in tempered glass, which would never delaminate, but it would have taken twice as long and I was in a hurry.

Rebedding the new glass is one of the very times when it's OK to use silicone caulk, since there's no contact with the fiberglass hull.

Wes

[marc]

Thanks for the info Wes. Good to hear it's an easy fix.
Marc