Tony, When I made new hatchboards for my M17 I made them of 1/2" mahogany ply. I routed the edge areas to 1/4" where they went into the slides. I then put a layer of fiberglass on the edges set in epoxy resin and filled and sanded smooth. I built a gear box/bridge deck from the bottom of the cockpit to the mainsheet traveler with a lip in the lower part of the hatch slides. The bridge deck and slides have 6 coats of marine varnish. This effectively raises the main hatch sill an inch above the cockpit seats. Since I had to step over the traveler anyway, the effective opening is just as large. Besides, the 6" wide box with an oval opening at the forward end of the cockpit is a great place to stow winch handles, sail stops and such. Whitebeard M17 #14, Griselda
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:54:43 -0500 From: tonyreed219@gmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Hatchboards
I have teak plywood hatch board that are absorbing water down the sides and coming apart. I have to replace them but I am not sure what to use. Replacing them with the same material is not a good option since mine are less than a year old. I was just wondering what others are using. Thanks, Tony 08 M17 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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