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    Posted: 04 Feb 2018 at 9:28am
They do make portholes that open. Mostly for nautical use. The issue I saw was they open to the inside. Which means it would interfere with the screen on your door. One could make a screen for it, but it doesn't seem practical for door use.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Feb 2018 at 9:46am
I've got a marine porthole that opens to the inside and if I ever put our Pod under water I'm sure no water will get in through it.  There are some problems with the marine porthole, one of which was pointed out by mcarter.  

The porthole is secured closed by two hand star nuts that are about 1 1/2" in diameter.  They fit between the screen door and the hard door, but only barely.  They do press against the screen, but not enough to cause a problem.  

Marine portholes swing up to open and the bolts and hand star nuts drop down out of the way.  You can buy screens for them, but it really isn't necessary since the screen door functions as a screen when in the open position.

One of the biggest problems with window flange is about just long enough to fit through, but just barely.  When you tighten down the ring flange which goes around the outside of the window, it is just barely covers the window flange, leaving a flush surface, but you end up compressing the door a bit to get a good seal.  After installing mine, I developed a horizontal crack on the surface of the inside of my door centered on the porthole.  It doesn't hurt anything, but it indicates that there was some stress that had to give.  

If I had it to do over again, I'd have bought the window from the supplier mentioned in this thread, but at the time, I didn't know about them.  


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 7:12pm
Finally got around to the window in the door, Got the window on Ebay and it came with a 
pull down blackout shade. Taped it , marked it, drilled pilot hole, cut with jigsaw, installed it.
Took an hour, Thanks for the tips!!



And then my wife says, "but you have to go all the way outside and then close the screen door then pull the shade and then open the screen door go back inside and shut the door?... huh" 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 9:07pm
How about cutting a hole in the screen and making a velcro secured flap that you can open and close from the inside? 🙃
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2018 at 12:32am
What a great idea! Going to have to put some thought into that. Maybe a zipper?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2018 at 7:31am
Nice Job!! What was the part # of the window? I'd like to look at, &
think about replacing current one. You can't see out, or in!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2018 at 10:14am
Originally posted by Dave & Donna

Nice Job!! What was the part # of the window? I'd like to look at, &
think about replacing current one. You can't see out, or in!!

 

or search this, RV ENTRY DOOR WINDOW FRAME TINTED WINDOW PLEATED SHADE LCI 

MEASUREMENT: CUTOUT 15 3/16" X 24 3/16" 

These windows are $99 with free shipping.

 I got this one because this is what she wanted, To be able to see out and then still have privacy.

They came off a bunch of new, mis manufactured doors, they are NOT perfect brand new, still inbox windows.
I was a little disappointed because there were a few small, Light, scratches on the glass and frame, and the frame had a small sun-bleached spot, (Mostly Rubbed out ok). 
But once it was installed it looked as good as the other windows, and I can only see the minor scratches when I am cleaning the window. (you get what you pay for).
 All in all worked out well. The frame and trim are plastic.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2018 at 12:26pm
Look at the bright side.  If the window was in perfect condition when installed, it probably wouldn't match the other windows in your Pod.  Now it looks like an original.  

If you figure out a practical way to get at the window without having to open the door, be sue to post it.  We have the same access issue with our marine porthole, though it's small enough that no curtain is really needed.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2018 at 12:33pm
Seems like any window in the door would have the same issue WRT the screen door. So I don't know if this is an actual "problem" or not. If there was a way to have an openable/removable section in the screen door, then this could be dealt with. However, almost any "solution" that I can conceive seems to be more trouble than the original problem.
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