Port Hole Seal

[seaesta]

My Westerley 25 (1966) has a pair of 4 inch dia port holes. Each of these has a flattened "O" ring type seal approx 103 mm id and 115mm od which has perished. Can anyone advise where to get new seals? - last week I was caught in a strong blow off Scotland and all my spare clothes got wet through and salted due to the leak- not and experience I want again.
Thanks
Martin



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[steve_cronin]

Have a mooch around a builders/drainage merchants. There are lots of neoprene or butyl rubber seals to be had.

Steve Cronin

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[dickh]

Try the <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.westerly-owners.co.uk>http://www.westerly-owners.co.uk</A> website - I'm sure someone there will have an answer for you.

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[david_bagshaw]

If the other 2 suggestions come to nothing, take the remains to a good engineers merchant, & get them to make you some from lengths stuck at the end with special super glue

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[AndrewB]

Holt Allen Ltd, of The Embankment, Putney, London, SW15 1LB England UK, tel: 0208 870 9044; do spares for some older Westerly portlights.

Might be worth a call.

 

[timchapman]

Portmere Rubber Southampton.

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[clio]

that type of seal is known as a lathe cut 'o'ring any good hydraulic house should be able to help,at a lot better price than marine supplies, beware of gluing bulk stock,for your application, the cement will not stand up to uv rays

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[Rubberman]

Try us at Seals + Direct. We specialise in the supply of replacement rubber seals for the majority of marine applications.

Visit www.sealsplusdirect.co.uk
E-mail sales@sealsplusdirect.co.uk
Tel 01425 280415

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[Avocet]

I wonder if you could just "cast" some silicone sealant into the reces to make one?

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