[Public-List] Starboard plastic for lazarette lids

[David Gilbert via Public-List]

I had my cockpit lazarette hatch rebuilt some years ago on hull 620.  
The guy rebuilt it totally with fibre
glass covered of course with a nice white shiny gel. Looks good, works  
well.
David
On 8-Jul-14, at 4:24 PM, Randy Katz via Public-List wrote:

> Greetings, All,
>
> Yes, I replaced my two cockpit lazarette hatches with 1/2" gray  
> Starboard
> several years ago. The wood maintenance was a a bit of a pain  
> whereas there
> is none with Starboard. (At the same time, I also appreciate those who
> prefer the look of wood. The neutral gray, though, offers a nice
> contrasting color in itself which I like.)  I also wondered about  
> flexing,
> but that has not been an issue; there's been a very slight bit of  
> warping
> which isn't a problem apart from causing buzzing sometimes when the
> engine's at certain rpms.
>
> The lids are not particularly heavy.
>
> The only problem I've noticed is that in a couple of places where I  
> screwed
> SS screws into the outboard edge (off the piano hinge) some small  
> splits
> have developed.  Again this isn't a problem, but may result in  
> loosening at
> some point. There are, however, several screws on each lid, and  
> they're
> holding tightly.
>
> Starboard's not particularly inexpensive, and it may take a bit of  
> shopping
> around to find a part of a 4 x 8 sheet that is all required for this
> project. The material is easy to cut with a circular and or jig saw.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Randy Katz
> #249
> Bellingham, Seattle
>
>
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 07:40:01 -0700
> From: Glenn Brooks via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
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> Subject: [Public-List] Using Starboard for cockpit locker hatches
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> I am thinking of replacing my original cockpit locker hatches with new
> hatches.  So considering alternative materials.
>
> Has anybody made hatches from King Starboard?  Any pros or cons?   
> Iam a
> little dubious about using this material, but curious if anyone has  
> done
> this and is happy with the outcome.
>
> Thanks
> Glenn B
> dolce 318
>
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