[Public-List] New Hatches

[Jeffrey]

Thanks Everyone.

I used two different surface finishes. First, everything got a couple
of coats of West 207 epoxy. Then I used either a traditional varnish
called Man O' War Spar Varnish :
http://www.valsparglobal.com/val/resident/manowar.jsp or System
Three's clear gloss LPU paint.  The varnish choice was based on what a
friend uses on his Freindship sloop. I know him to be very meticulous
and fussy about hisi varnish and he swears by it. See:
http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie/FriendshipSloopBlackStar02?feat=directlink

The toe rails and combings were finished in a few coats of the Clear
LPU: http://www.systemthree.com/p_wr_lpu.asp.  I don't yet know how
this stuff will perform under UV,  but I played around with it before
using it on the boat by painting a few scraps, letting it cure then
abusing it with nails, tools, keys. It's far and above more scratch
resistant than varnish and cures to a flexible yet hard surface. It
also dries very fast, and can be hotcoated within 24 hours with no
sanding.  I was able to do four thick coats within a day on some
things. We'll see how it holds up.  I'd love to get away from the
varnish path.

-Jeff





On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:57 PM, David Mitchell <david at mitchellent.com> wrote:
> Jeff,
> What type of varnish did you use?
>
> David Mitchell
>
> #368
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> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Dennis K. Biby
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:18 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Public-List] New Hatches
>
> Ahoy Jeff,
>
> Very nice work on the hatches.  Beautiful!
>
> It appears that you have a custom hatch on the forward, port end of the
> cockpit.  Is this your wine cellar?  Care to share it's purpose?
>
>
> Dennis
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] New Hatches
> From: Jeffrey <alberg30nh at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, May 11, 2009 10:45 pm
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> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>
> Hi Jon,
>
> Which hatches??
>
> I replaced my lazarette & aft deck hatches last winter. Don't know if
> they were original to 1965 or not but they were in rough shape too.
> I looked around and couldn't find a good source for teak. Some
> specialty lumber distributors had some, but not much, and good pieces
> were rare. I ended up using African Mahogany, it was easy to find
> good wood, and at a reasonable (for boat stuff) price. Are you
> looking to use plywood for it's stability? Strength? The thing I don't
> like about plywood in situations like this is that if the finish is
> compromised, it doesn't take much water to lift the surface veneer on
> the ply. I'm not sure it saves much time or money in building.
>
> I think teak would be great if you can find it. I don't know if you
> have much for wood working tools, I don't but was happy enough using
> simple splined joints using a table saw and epoxy glue.
>
> So far, they've help up well..having seen the light of day only to
> take these pictures! Hope to launch soon!!
>
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie/DeckNearlyFinished?feat=directlink
>
> -Jeff
>
>
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