[Public-List] companionway sliding cover

[vmarmei via Public-List]

Yes Sir.....Me have done that.

OK....Very,Very,Very,Very carefully you start un pealing the out side 
of the hatch cover with a good sharp wood chisel and without going 
through the inside layer of your teak..... leave about 1/16-1/8 inch 
old plywood intact. Do this by HAND layer by layer....only the rotten 
and loose wood...NO hand grinder...NO hammer....use only a wood 
mallet to tap the rotten material (That is if your inside hatch is ok 
or slightly water logged). Do this right all over the top and the 
outside frame....leave the front wood face also in place but carve 
the top plywood out from the edge. You have to take the hatch out 
from the tracks....put it on a work table and support the inside 
layer of plywood with your softest and better pillow.
Ok-2....now that you have the outside peeled off you have the 
remaining hatch with the proper curvature ready to be fiber 
glassed....standard procedure 5-6 layers to fill the hole....last 
layer goes over the edges....and then Gel coat the whole thing. When 
out side is cured.....take your attention to the inside the 
hatch....straight forward....light sand paper and teak oil or 
varnish. Mine is white gellcoat with 8 layers of mat and 
fiberglass....strong enough for me to walk on it. I also Gellcoated 
my Turtle top and screwed Teak Wood slats on top of it ....also 
strong enough to walk and bounce on it.
  Take care
Villo A-30 Canada



At 02:27 PM 24/05/2016, you wrote:
>A-30 sailors,
>
>
>Has anyone ever rebuilt a wooden companionway sliding hatch?  Or, 
>know of someone who has?  Thinking Mike Lehman here.  Mine is very 
>old, and deteriorating, on an earlier version of the boat, 
>#162.  Looking for some 'how-to' assistance here.  particularly, the 
>laminate on top is shot, and it is loose on the tracks.  Can it be 
>repaired with some kind of laminate?  How do you make it snug on the 
>tracks?  Other options might be:  anyone know of any of these 
>available anywhere?  Maybe off any older boats that are heading to 
>boat heaven?  What about the possibility of a newer fiberglass one, 
>the kind on the newer boats?  Would this work?  re there any of 
>these around? Question is here, would one of the newer fiberglass 
>ones even fit the tracks or are they different sizes?
>
>
>I realize I have several questions here and any help would be appreciated.
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Brian Curry
>
>Makai 162
>
>Tampa
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