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



They also make great frames for small pictures & mirrors.
Hard to break a mirror that's framed in more metal than '54
Buick.


FWIW a local foundry casts smaller ones and the castings alone cost
$500 AUD. Even in USD it's still a lotta money.

Yeah I found a source in Europe and the run around 350 each for 12"
ports.


I bet they're making a mint if they also do industrial
casting. There's a new business around here that is
basically a bunch of old foundrymen, refinanced & relocated
near the highway. They're turning away orders and looking to
train new men.




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

Whys that?



Not to mention the electrolysis... maybe he could run leads
to his battery charger...

I guess every battle ship and navy ship, USCG, ect all have
electrolysis problems due to port holes huh Doug?

Joe

DSK