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Scrap value?
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:36 pm
by sal's dad
Saw this on ebay:
6 Small Bronze Opening Ports from 1960 Pearson Triton
Sold for $438
Wow...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 24565&rd=1
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:13 am
by Ceasar Choppy
Two things:
1. The prices on E-bay are not what they used to be. There aren't any deals.
2. Portlights of a specific variety are just plain expensive. New Pearson portlights from the original mold will cost $525 each!
See here
http://historicalarts.com/product.php?id=00679
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:24 pm
by gone2ddogs
Wow I'm glad I have all my Ports intact. It seems like at a certain price point you could make your own sand castings and build your own ports.
John
SV Silver Girl
Triton #15
Scrap?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:05 pm
by john
Ok, I admit it, it was me. I got the ports yesterday and they were in pretty good condition. The one I worked on a bit cleaned up nicely. The thing is, I have a WC Triton with non-opening ports. I hoped these would be a direct replacement but, they are much smaller. Not sure what I'll do about that yet. As far as the price goes, I wish I could have got them cheaper but, I've been looking for opening triton ports for a while and never saw one, let alone a full set of 6. I considered going to a ABI 4" bronze round ports but, that would have been a lot of work to change to those and it would have changed the look of the Triton. Not to mention, they run over $300 each! This was a bargain by comparison.