Joe wrote:
DSK wrote:
Anyone know a source for 13 solid brass military type port holes?
US Navy surplus would be ideal. 16-22 inch with D solid covers, opening
armored glass type.


Peter wrote:
Good luck. I have 2 and they're not for sale. My father 'acquired' them
sometime after WW2. Too big to put in anything I'll ever build but they
make great doorstops.

Yeah I had one armored glass battle ship type with a solid dogging
cover and sold it on E-bay for 250 dollars. I could get them off ebay
but it may take a year to get that many matching port holes. I figure
for 5K I could replace all the windows with proper ports

Hmmm. I can go to the foundry this afternoon as I have a port call
meeting up the block. Time I got a few more castings for the smaller
ones, might ask them what the biggest set of patterns they have is...
thought of machining some up & flogging them on Ebay but unless I can
make 100% over my materials cost I have better things to do. One of my
lathes can handle up to 28" dia.

BTW, the phrase 'silk purse - sow's ear' comes to mind when I picture
your boat with the bronze ports :-)

Whys that?

Because I just can't see them looking 'right' on that big pilothouse of
yours.

PDW