John, Gilasailr@aol.com, has a set of boards made of that type of material for a 17 he is looking to sell. I made a set this past year out of some pressure treated yellow pine I had lying around. It warped badly even though I ripped it into 2" strips , reversed the graining and epoxy glued panels of the ripped stock together to cut my companionway boards out of. I had glued vertical grain splines to the ends too. Lot of work now needing to be replaced. Oh well, live and learn. FYI, while making a pattern for the boards to fit width-wise in the companionway opening I found out that the sides of the opening were not symmetrical. Surprise! Good luck with your project. Tom B <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:06 PM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Follow-on question - has anyone used Starboard or something similar (solid synthetics) for their companionway boards? Pajarita (my M-17) came with boards made from only half-decent ply, which have warped some (especially the topmost board) with respect to "straight" and to each other. I plan to replace them, one way or another, so, a timely question for me also.
thanks, John S.
On 12/29/2015 07:35 PM, Dave Scobie wrote:
Tom.
I'll take/find some pictures when I get back to the shop of a system we use for a 2/3 drop in board. It uses a small amount of teak with Marine teak plywood. A lot less cost than solid teak.
Give me a couple of days, as I'm on the road doing Sage stuff. Will be back in Golden, CO, new years.
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I have to replace my companionway hatch boards. The track will accept 3/4
inch thick stock. Any suggestions for type of wood to use? Will something other than expensive teak work?Should the ends be splined to prevent warping from the sun? Thanks, Tom B <
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