<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Dear Bill.
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<BR>The piece of teak I have is shaped like a milled piece of lumber. It's 2" x
<BR>16". The former owner gave me the wood as he was planning to replace the
<BR>stern piece himself; he just never got around to it. He actually had a
<BR>cardboard pattern tacked to the wood, but the guy who is refinishing all my
<BR>deck wood is hestitant to have it cut by that pattern because it has many
<BR>odd markings on it, i.e. up arrows, down arrows, etc. We don't want to cut
<BR>the wood and find that it doesn't fit.
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<BR>Some of the other information I have received from other owners includes:
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<BR>Dwalker@cemcocpa.com (Dan Walker) : the stern piece is actually three
<BR>layers, one on top of the other mitered and fit together. I saw a "younger"
<BR>boat and its stern piece had spacers between the deck and the top piece which
<BR>was cheaper and allowed for water drainage off the stern. This would be
<BR>cheaper but not as nice to look at.
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<BR>I have no idea that this will be helpful information, but it's all I have.
<BR>Any thoughts you might have on replacement would be appreciated. I wish I
<BR>had the old teak the former owner took off the boat so I would not be at such
<BR>a disadvantage in replacing it.
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<BR>Sincerely, Lorelei</FONT></HTML>