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From: Gary Storm:
Hi..
My name is Gary Storm, I live on Samish
Island in Washington state, and I had a 1983 p-323 that I sold. Would really
like to buy another late model here on the west coast..Any help would be greatly
appreciated..
Regards
Gary Storm
5182 Roney Rd.
Bow, Wa.
360 766-6664
From: Ed Criscuolo, s/v Dolce Vita
Response to question about opening ports:
Ron and Marisa Connor were looking for information on "weatherstripping" for their plastic opening port. I'm not sure, but I believe that their "weatherstrip" is actually the edge gasket from the remains of a windowscreen.
I believe the P-323's OEM ports were made by Beckson:
http://www.beckson.com/ports.html
Their Newport series, size 414, looks to be a close, if not exact, match for the opening port in the head/shower.
This page shows an exploded view:
http://www.beckson.com/replace.html
Its also possible that earlier ports were made by Gray instead of Beckson. Gray's are now being manufactured by Bomar:
http://shop.pearsonowners.com/detail.htm?group=645&cat=2005
Again, the 414 series look to be the closest match.
Gaskets & screens are available too:
http://shop.pearsonowners.com/category.htm?cat=2005
My port (which is from the same year as Ron & Marisa's) uses the knobs instead of the cams.
On a different note, I've recently joined the Pearson Sailing Association of the Chesapeake Bay, and I've found that P323s are woefully under-represented. We're having our annual membership drive right now, and I was wondering if you could post an announcement on pearson323.net. The assoc. is very casual, with the main activities being the annual meeting & brunch in March, monthly rendezvous weekend raftups all summer, an Annapolis Boat Show party in the fall, and a Christmas party in December. Annual dues are only $25; cheaper than dinner and a movie! ;) Information and an application form are available on their website: