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i need to replace a rotted out door to a bow/anchor locker on a center console boat. existing door is 15 x 13 and 1 inch thick, and uses a piano hinge to swing open and closed. i was thinking of using Starboard. Does anyone have a suggestion as to best wood to use for this other than teak. I don’t want to spend a fortune on this project, so I could use wood and then paint it?? Thanks for suggestions. Also, if it turns out that Starboard is the best choice, does anyone have a cheap source for small quantities?
Rodd Leeds
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I get all my teak from
http://www.buckwoodcraft.com/
good prices I think, fast delivery and easy to work withAlan
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If you are willing to spend time, you can use ipe (ee-pay) which is very hard and dense. You will have to drill all fastener holes and it is hard on planer blades but is very weather resistant and very strong. Failing that, you could use 1/2″ marine plywood with teak veneer and epoxy coat it before varnishing.
I would probably use HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) or UDPE (Ultrahigh Density…) which are both available inexpensively at plastic supply places – they are off white and will yellow in sunlight eventually but will not rot, chip, crack, warp, check or anything else for about a million years. They are easily machineable, but will require you use nuts and washers where you attach the piano hinge.
That's all the suggestions I have.
Bob
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 8:04 AM, alan P < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:I get all my teak from
http://www.buckwoodcraft.com/
good prices I think, fast delivery and easy to work withAlan
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If the door doesn’t take any great stress and is only for prevention of water intrusion, you might think of buying an access hatch from West. I purchased one for installation in the shower and it is sturdy with a watertight seal around it. Various sizes are available. Easy installation!
Dan Kalinowski
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Rodd,
A cheap, easy and durable fix would be ordinary exterior plywood cut to size, double-coated with liquid (West) epoxy, and then light-sanded and painted. It’ll probably outlast the boat. Alternatively, you could stain the wood before putting on the epoxy, and then apply UV varnish instead of paint. But paint is lower maintenance.
Tor
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Rodd, where are you located?
the only ‘cheap’ source for starboard I know of is in seattle and you have to go there personally.
Boeing has an outlet store for surplus airplane stuff. The place is incredible, you could literally make that door out of titanium if you wanted to! 🙂
Starboard is like $1 a pound 🙂On 1/16/09 5:26 AM, Robert Fine wrote :
Quote:If you are willing to spend time, you can use ipe (ee-pay) which is very hard and dense. You will have to drill all fastener holes and it is hard on planer blades but is very weather resistant and very strong. Failing that, you could use 1/2″ marine plywood with teak veneer and epoxy coat it before varnishing.I would probably use HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) or UDPE (Ultrahigh Density…) which are both available inexpensively at plastic supply places – they are off white and will yellow in sunlight eventually but will not rot, chip, crack, warp, check or anything else for about a million years. They are easily machineable, but will require you use nuts and washers where you attach the piano hinge.
That’s all the suggestions I have.
Bob
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Quote:I get all my teak from
http://www.buckwoodcraft.com/
good prices I think, fast delivery and easy to work withAlan
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Rodd
If you buy teak stock from a lumber yard rather than the boat store, its not very expensive. You need a good table saw to cut it into boards because it comes rough cut. I think I paid about $12/board foot last fall for lumber that was roughly 2×6 6′ long. You only need a couple of board feet for what you’re doing. You could also use teak colored trex decking cut to size if you glue it over a pressure treated piece of plywood.Is the door flat or does it have a curve to it?
Rich
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Rodd,
A cheap, easy and durable fix would be ordinary exterior plywood cut to size, double-coated with liquid (West) epoxy, and then light-sanded and painted. It’ll probably outlast the boat. Alternatively, you could stain the wood before putting on the epoxy, and then apply UV varnish instead of paint. But paint is lower maintenance.
Tor
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Thanks all for great suggestions!
Aaron, unfortunately I’m on the East coast, but that outlet sounds great!
Rich- The door is rectangular and lies flat, closing with a piano hinge on one side and a lock hasp on the other.
Rodd
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Really? My door is trapezoidal and holds on with wood 'L's (Lift and pull). I like the hinge idea much better.
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Thanks all for great suggestions!
Aaron, unfortunately I'm on the East coast, but that outlet sounds great!
Rich- The door is rectangular and lies flat, closing with a piano hinge on one side and a lock hasp on the other.
Rodd
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Rodd,
If its flat, you have a lot of options. I’m guessing that this isn’t a prized yacht and you’re just looking for something to cover the hole that doesn’t look bad. The earlier suggestion to encapsulate a piece of exterior plywood in epoxy is probably a good one. You might optionally put on a layer of fiberglass cloth too. This won’t be particularly attractive however unless you do something with the top of it. I might suggest laying in a piece of rubber nonskid over the top. The problem is that you might find it difficult to purchase a small piece and a small quantity of adhesive. You could try painting the top with nonskid paint. This would hide the cloth weave and any brushstrokes from the epoxy.Rich
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I didn’t realize this “rotted out door to a bow/anchor locker” is horizontal, to be walked upon. In that case, of course a final non-skid surfacing would be in order – sand in the paint, strips of non-skid tape, a scrap of rubberized non-skid or coat of KiwiGrip paint if someone in the yard is doing their decks with one of those… Whatever’s available and looks good to you.
Tor
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