Joe, I responded to Tony's message before reading yours, but I have since been thinking along similar lines. The wood boards are too beautiful to withhold from public view on the water, but I have a bunch of 1/4" polycarbonate sitting around that could replace the primary boards for storage in sun and rain. I made a greenhouse from the stuff, and it has withstood daily sunlight at 7400 feet for some ten years. So far the 1/2" boards I am using have survived with 6 coats of varnish, but I will darn sure keep an eye on the ends, and maybe try an epoxy coating. Tom Jenkins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Murphy" <seagray@embarqmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:52 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Hatchboards
I agree, the plywood isn't holding up very well. I'm thinking of replacing my mine with tinted plexiglass. To keep the weight (and cost) down I'm thinking about using 1/4" and frame it with an additional 1/4" strip to fit the slides. What I'd reallly like to do is make a pair of doors but haven't woked out the design to be weatherproof. I had plexiglass doors on my previous NorSea for 5 years and never had any problems.
Kudos to you all for the Northwest Cruise. Joe Seafrog M17
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Reed" <tonyreed219@gmail.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:54 PM 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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