[Public-list] Redoing Teak in Hatches and Seat Tops

[Peter Staehling]

I would love to see some pictures.

--- JOHN GRAVES <jg1111 at msn.com> wrote:

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>    Roger,
> 
>    I  just  got finished rebuilding the main hatch
> cover and hatch boards
>    in  my boat. It is made of solid burmese teak.
> They came out great and
>    should  last  100  years. I took some pictures
> and if you would like I
>    will get them to you. I am in Brazil right now
> but should be back home
>    next week. I can post them then.
> 
>    John
>       
>
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> 
>      From:  Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
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>      Subject:  Re: [Public-list] Redoing Teak in
> Hatches and Seat Tops
>      Date:  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:08:06 -0500
>      >Hello Roger -
>      >
>      >I  would  suggest  that  creating  places to
> stack gear on deck is
>      generally to
>      >be avoided.  Similarly, you will generally
> avoid going up and down
>      the deck
>      >on  the  leeward side while under weigh unless
> there  is something
>      down there
>      >that needs particular attention (genny track
> adjustments etc)
>      >
>      >On  the  windward side having the rails
> inboard is a good thing as
>      it widens
>      >your  stance  when  moving  forward and aft.
> We have not found the
>      handrail in
>      >its  normal  position  to  be  uncomfortable
> to sit on.  I have on
>      occasion
>      >considered  adding  rails  on  the  forward
> (lower) section of the
>      coach roof but
>      >I  guess  since you can hang onto the shrouds
> up there we have not
>      done it.
>      >
>      >Our  main  source  of  crew security are the
> jacklines that run up
>      each side of
>      >deck.  Aboard  Surprise  they go from the life
> line stanchion base
>      abreast the
>      >main  sheet winches up through the cleats on
> the foredeck and back
>      down the
>      >other  side.  We  use  red  1/2" dacron
> braided rope with the core
>      stripped out.
>      >Nothing  else  in  the rig is red and nothing
> else is flat; so the
>      potential
>      >for  mistakes  clipping  on are minimized.  I
> used wire on my last
>      boat but
>      >wire rolls under foot and we wanted to
> eliminate that hazard.
>      >
>      >Well - there is a rambling response...
>      >
>      >Gord #426 Surprise
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > > Gord & Pete,
>      > >
>      >  >  I got some great Burmese teak from Steve
> at 401 253 3620  (an
>      importer in
>      >  >  Jew Jersey).  I paid about $14 per board
> foot.   I believe it
>      came in 8/4
>      >  >  thickness  and  I had it cut and planed
> down to mostly 5/8. I
>      learned the hard
>      >  >  way  there is allot of junk out there. 
> His stuff is the real
>      deal.
>      > >
>      >  > I used some of it to replace the Plexiglas
> tops in the forward
>      and lazarette
>      > > hatches (using original teak frames).  Some
> day I would like to
>      laminate
>      >  >  teak  strips on the plywood main hatch
> and build a teak cover
>      into which the
>      > > hatch slides when open (I know that thing
> has a name).
>      > >
>      > > In the "related but not relevant"
> department, one thought is to
>      integrate
>      > > fore/aft grab rails onto outboard sides of
> the cover that would
>      extend
>      >  >  forward  past  the  cover  and  slope
> down to the lower cabin
>      top.  This would
>      >  >  form  the sides of a "tray" to stow stuff
> (sail bags normally
>      stowed in
>      >  > forward cabin while under way). 
> Eliminating the original grab
>      rail, which
>      >  >  runs  at  about the middle of the space
> between the hatch and
>      outboard edge of
>      > > the cabin, would make the cabin top a
> better seat and eliminate
>      that lower
>      >  >  mid  thigh  welt.  I  don't know if it
> would help or hurt the
>      ergonomics of
>      >  >  using the grab rails while healed over. 
> It would probably be
>      better to have
>      >  >  the  leeward  rails  more  inboard  but 
> harder  to  reach if
>      transiting the
>      > > windward deck.
>      > >
>      > > Roger
>      > >
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