Leonardo: The big negative of the portligts you see pictures of on the M17s is their weight. Anything solid metal puts a bunch of weight up high = more healing moment. Be aware that some ports require a minimum thickness for mounting. The default house thickness is 1/8" of fiberglass. Don't mount anything near the chainplates. Give this load bearing area some space! Don't use opening portlights above the 1/4-berth(s) as when you sit the dogs will hit you in the head. Opening forward portlights work fine. After these considerations it comes down the looks and cost (portlights are NOT cheap!). :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com On Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 9:37 AM J. Velázquez via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Hello group: I have a 1974 M-17 that I'm restoring. The previous owner removed the original ports in anticipation of replacing them with new, round ports. I'm thinking I may as well get some better ports than the original ones (in looks & function). What ports should I consider? Thanks in advance. Leonardo J. Velazquez