[Alberg30] Front hatch lost

[Hugh Freebairn]

Fritz,

If you're going to use some clear plastic for your hatch don't use acrylic!  
Use Lexan or coated Polycarbonate (the same thing).  It is much much 
stronger.  I challenge you to take a piece of say 1/4 inch acrylic and a 
piece of 1/4 inch polycarbonate of the same dimensions and hit each as hard 
as you can with a hammer.  I have done this and I will never go to sea with 
a piece of acrylic on any hatch or port light again.

Hugh Freebairn
"Aliage"


>From: Robert Kirk <isobar at mail.cablespeed.com>
>Reply-To: public-list at alberg30.org
>To: public-list at alberg30.org
>Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Front hatch lost
>Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 11:45:39 -0400
>
>Fritz... By coincidence, I have my front hatch disassembled and sitting on
>my workbench now. Getting ready to make a new frame from 5/4 teak  (The
>center is merely a piece of frosted 19/32 acrylic or similar tough
>plastic).  You're more than welcome to take a look at it, or I can give you
>the dimensions of the 4 frame pieces & center as soon as I take them, or
>you can have them as a template when I'm done - before the Fall rendezvous,
>I hope :-)
>
>Bob Kirk
>Isobar #181
>
>
>>I definately agree. I don't need someone's current hatch. But it sounds
>>like lots of people have used their old hatches to make new ones. I'm
>>hoping someone kept their old hatch and could lend it as another template.
>>However, from some of the respones people have left me, they've pitched
>>their old ones. :( I'm sure I'll be able to make one from scratch, but
>>it's always better to see what it should look like. :)
>>-Fritz
>
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