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I note you painted the translucent part of the fore hatch - I'm considering doing that myself, although doesn't that make the forecabin exceedingly dark?... ah wait, I see, you added a port light later on to that?
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I'll look forward to seeing that!
Thanks. I think I'm moving away from the idea of a 'waterproof' laminate/HDF idea and going for marine ply. My existing washboards and locker lids seem to be original but coated in dark creosote! I just need to decide f I want to go for wood coloured or cream, to match the deck & cockpit.patentnick wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:39 am Hi there!
The washboards are made from 15mm marine plywood, painted with two coats of epoxy primer and two coats of 2-part PU paint.
Great! I'll look forward to seeing that.patentnick wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:39 am I've actually made new front and rear slides from teak, as the originals would not accommodate 15mm plywood (I'll post a photo later on since I don't have access to my photo files right now). My quest has been to make the companionway totally waterproof, as it's the largest opening on the boat and could allow a huge volume of water below; I have an idea of how to go about it but I'm not totally happy yet. I've always liked the companionways on some Van De Stadt designs (see photo from an Excalibur 36) but that would involve major surgery. Anyway, if I come up with something half as smart, I'll make sure to post it.