[Public-List] cabin sole hatches

[Glennb]

Hi Gordon,  Dolce has the same metal rimed hatches in rhe cabin sole. Iam sure the metal edges are bronze material.  Durable, but I worry about slicing my foot open on one of the edges one day. be nice to figure out a better arrangement.

Glenn
Dolce 318

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On Apr 29, 2013, at 8:59 AM, gordon white <gewhite at crosslink.net> wrote:

>   My boat, /Brigadoon II /(Ex-/Hooligan/) sail # 275, pre-liner, has four small hatches in the cabin sole.  Under three of them are the batteries. The hatches are wooden with metal edges. I have always assumed the metal was stainless steel, but recently I tried to clean them up - they were pretty dirty after 46 years, and the silvery colorcame off very easily. Had to be a thinchrome or nickleplating. Underneath is copper.
> 
>    I assume the copper is the usual undercoat of chrome plating. It seems a lot thicker than the chrome (if that iswhat it was).
> 
>    I don't suppose the base metal is actually copper, as it seems stiffer than I think that thickness of copper would be (.045)   Is the metal actually plated steel? Bronze? A copper alloy? I see a certain amount of green corrosion but no rust.
> 
> - Gordon White, /Brigadoon II
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