flow around or through portions of the cap connector ring and or lid when used with a wired device such as a lamp or camera the lid contains a cable strain relief structure 19 for coupling to a cable that originates from inside the boat and provides power to and or a signal from the device mounted inside the view port assembly signals transmitted include still or video images or infrared or other sensors capable of receiving data through a view port porcelain terminal blocks 18 serve to electrically and mechanically connect the lamp socket 16 camera or sensor structure to the lid via cap screws 22 the lamp socket may be elongated as necessary to place the lamp in the optimal location within the reflector housing for light and heat dissipation or alternatively the socket can be position using spacers between the socket and the lid also non conducting standoff bodies may be placed between the terminal block and lid so as to change the placement of the terminal block with respect to the lid when needed the lamp socket contains a lamp 17 which may be one of several types including halide halogen or xenon gas when used as a lamp a reflector housing 4 is a tube 4 that is mounted inside and adjacent to the hollow interior of the main body.