The boards on my '04 model are the second set, so the previous owner might have encountered a similar problem. I would assume that marine plywood (or even exterior grade) glue would be impervious to moisture, since I have found such materials very resistant to delamination in years past. Perhaps the EPA banned effective adhesives for environmental reasons. It is also possible that teak is too oily to bond to the backing sheet in very wet environments. Solid teak slides would be really nice (I have 3/4" on my Nor'Sea), if the material came in 3/8 or 1/2 thicknesses of adequate width (somewhat doubtful). I imagine polycarbonate plastic would work too, although it would not have the same aesthetic appeal. My lower board has a Plastimo mini-Contest in the center, and it works well. My plan is to put a combo fish finder/GPS next to it, if I can deal with the transducer cable, and holders for a portable VHF and binoculars (or a coffee cup) on the other side. The whole mess can be replaced with a simple board when the boat is not under sail, but it sure would be handy when in use. Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla ----- Original Message ----- From: <EinkaufR43@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:30 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Hatchboards
Tony; I just made( ok- with a little help) a new set from 3/8 teak plywood. The archives suggested to me to make them three piece, and to epoxy the edges. I'd decided to use Cetol, so overlapped the epoxy about 1/4" onto the flat. That might not look too great if you were going natural or oil finish. I sure don't see mine delaminating any time soon, at least from the edges soaking up water. I found a woodworker's specialty lumberyard here in Michigan that sold it in 4'x4' , one side teak, sections for less than $70.00, so had enough for a spare set and a fourth screened center section, and envision a dedicated compass mount small bottom board too. Idle minds and rainy days go together well! My old bracket compass needs replacing, and I don't like it there in the middle of the port bulkhead anyway, so I'm looking for ideas if anyone wants to offer suggestions. Still deciding if a real sailboat compass is what I need. Plastimo has Mini-Contest, and Mini-C, and Ritchie has a similarly priced model (maybe SR-2 Venture-if my memory is engaged) that look useful. Hey, and maybe that little table idea somebody posted. I've been rolling the idea around for a table base/small item/beverage holder to fit over the compass mount board too, another archive posting idea. Happy Father's Day & Happy Summer, Ron Stanton M-15 249
In a message dated 6/20/2009 2:55:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tonyreed219@gmail.com writes:
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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