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Buzz Maring
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Initially Posted - 09/23/2001 :  00:33:38  Show Profile
I've been planning to rebuild my broken three-piece teak companionway hatch, but I've about decided it is beyond all hope. Has anyone replaced the hatch with a one-piece plexi-glass (or similar material)?

'Any suggestions? Thanks!

BTW, I already l
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captck
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Response Posted - 09/23/2001 :  07:00:55  Show Profile
Teak is expensive. You might try making new boards out of Walnut. It can be oiled an left outside to weather like teak. I have used it on another boat (O'Day) . I had it for 10+ years and boards kept looking great. Much cheaper and easier to get than tea
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/23/2001 :  22:05:05  Show Profile
One disadvantage of a single-piece hatchboard is stowing it--you'll have a BIG board. Make sure you have a satisfactory place to stow it before you go that route. Are all 3 boards broken? If only one, you might want to consider making replacement from
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 09/24/2001 :  00:14:50  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
The idea is to have three boards. When the waves start to rise and weather gets bad one board goes in. Worse weather = an aditional board. If a crew member is below and want to close off some of the weather its easy to put in or pull out one or two boards
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MattL
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Response Posted - 09/24/2001 :  02:16:44  Show Profile
I haven't made a hatch out of plexiglass, but have found an excelent site for materials and TONS of information about cutting shaping and general info on any plastic. Try SDplastics.com
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MattL
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Response Posted - 09/24/2001 :  02:16:54  Show Profile
I haven't made a hatch out of plexiglass, but have found an excelent site for materials and TONS of information about cutting shaping and general info on any plastic. Try SDplastics.com
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/03/2001 :  13:13:03  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
We remade hatchboard out of teak, and what a pain it was. Last I checked Burmese teak was selling at 17+ bucks a board foot. I would recommend calling catalina or Catalina direct to see what they have in that department.

If you really are interested.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 10/03/2001 :  22:36:31  Show Profile
You might consider mahogany. About a year ago, I made a new tiller out of mahogany, and it looks really good finished with teak stain. I got it at a local lumberyard, and it was not terribly expensive. Mahogany is not so hard to work with as teak.
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Response Posted - 10/04/2001 :  01:07:41  Show Profile
Catalina Direct sell the entire setup for your cabin hatch, sideboards, step plate, and hatch doors , all in the white plastic. This is the identical stuff used on the new catalina's. And it's about 1/4 the price of teak. On my old C22 I made the mist
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/04/2001 :  08:23:29  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
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Catalina Direct sell the entire setup .................Check Catalina Direct, they are in Sacramento, Ca.


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John Bixby
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Response Posted - 10/04/2001 :  21:58:37  Show Profile
Last year I rebuilt mine and used some mohagany that I had in my shop.
Was very pleased. Should last a long time and looks better than teak
when finished.
John on Ms Achsa #77
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teakpete
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Response Posted - 10/06/2001 :  02:33:42  Show Profile  Visit teakpete's Homepage
Buzz,
A few people used the below link to me and this message board showed up in my stats. If you would like to give me the dimensions of the hatch boards, I would be glad to quote. And if you want to give me your email address I would be glad to send yo
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