Elle,
There have lengthy discussions on repairing the ports over the years. At  
risk of sounding like Ed, try checking the archives. There were some good tricks  
to doing it on the R22 that are not necessarily in the book.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 3/7/2008 4:48:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mweisner at ebsmed.com writes:

Elle,

This is from Don Casey, the expert on such do-it-yourself  repair:
http://express27.org/articles/stoppingleaks

A portion of the  definitive book on the subject, "Sailboat Hull and Deck 
Repair" by Don  Casey, is available on line through Google with a 15 page 
preview at:  
http://books.google.com/books?id=isEFQaXQ9vwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Sailboat+
Hull+and+Deck+Repair&ei=ILbRR6GEKYTCyQTbnaWwBQ&sig=mjkFvcOvtAR76hvo2wUaQk29X7I

Check  out page 10 "Rebedding Deck Hardware" and "A Useful Hybrid" addresses 
some  of the problems associated with plastic portlights.

As far as timing,  it is easier to perform all of the prep at once and then 
apply all of the  sealant at once.  This minimizes cleanup times and waster 
of sealant  material.  I was able to remove, clean and rebuild (epoxy fill) 
all  portlights and hardware in one day.  I then allowed the epoxy to set for 
 
1 week and then resealed and reassembled all items.

Mike
s/v  Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "elle"  <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 4:26 PM

>I  also have one leaky port....what is a good source to read & see pix obout 
 
>how to remove, clean, rebed, etc?
>
>  Can one port  be done entirely in one day, assuming the doer is relatively 
>  intelligent & facile, and forward thinking enuf to have all supplies at  
> hand??
>
>
>  elle
>
> Fred Kaiser  <fkaiser at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>  I am re-bedding all port  and starboard ports. A couple were leaking
> last season and we decided  to re-bed all. They have been removed,
> cleaned up from residual  sealant, the spider cracks around the screw
> holes sealed with epoxy  and I'm waiting for warmer weather to re-bed
> using Life Seal  Sealant.
>
> Fred
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall,  MD
>
>
> At 01:24 PM 3/7/2008, you wrote:
>>Mary  Lou,
>>
>>Why the blue tape around the windows? Are you  re-bedding the the  windows?
>>
>>Hank
>>
>>
>>On  3/7/08, Mary Lou Troy wrote:
>> >
>> > Just got to the  boat and back before the rain.
>> >
>> > Here is the  portside turning block. Topping lift comes from the
>> > masthead  and through this block to the cam cleat on the cabin top.
>> > One  screw on the padeye also holds the plate for the tang for the aft
>>  > lower. The other is just into the fiberglass.
>>  >
>> > Mary Lou
>> > 1991 R22 Fretless
>>  > Rock Hall, MD
>> >
>> >
>>  >
>> >
>> > At 12:22 PM 3/7/2008, you  wrote:
>> > >Hank (and John),
>> > >Our masthead  has double sheaves on the front of the mast and double
>> >  >sheaves aft. Our topping lift runs from the boom end to the  aft
>> > >masthead sheave, over the front sheave and down to a  block on the
>> > >port side near the base of the aft lower  stay (I'm going to have to
>> > >go look at the boat to see  exactly where this is) and from that block
>> > >to a cam cleat  on the port side cabin top. It works well. You can see
>> >  >the cam cleat on the cabin top in the attached pic.
>> >  >
>> > >Mary Lou
>> > >1991 R22  Fretless
>> > >Rock Hall, MD
>> > >
>>  > >
>> > >At 11:42 AM 3/7/2008, you wrote:
>>  > > >While we are on the topic of topping lifts, how do most of your  run 
>> > > >the
>> > free
>> > >  >end of the topping lift? With the way the sheave is situated, it  
>> > > >comes
>> > out
>> > >  >inside the mast and I am afraid of it getting wraped up in the  main.
>> > > >
>> > > >Actually this  happened once and we had to drop the mast to fix
>> > it.  Since
>> > > >then, I have run some rigging tape around the  mast below the sheave 
>> > > >and
>> >  the
>> > > >topping lift now goes outside of that so that it  stays away from the
>> > > >furler.
>> > >  >
>> > > >Hank
>> > > >
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