I made templates myself from 1/4" material to match my portlights and had a local company, Annapolis Marine Plastics replicate them. I chose the darkest color and the new pieces look better than new. Haven't mounted them yet, but I think dark is the way to go.
Chuck S > On August 27, 2019 at 11:12 PM David Risch via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Cast acrylic from Laird Plastics in RI. Give them the old ones and they > will replicate. > > --------------------------------------------- > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Morgan Ellis > via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 10:21:11 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Morgan Ellis <mje.mjel...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List 33-2 portlight material > > Hi Dave, I used 6mm acrylic with a light bronze tint when I did mine this > spring and it matched the original perfectly. It is my understanding that the > UV and scratch resistant polycarbonate get those added properties from > coatings applied to the surface and that these coatings don't last that long. > Also I believe that Lewmar used acrylic on their hatches but it is much > thicker, somewhere around 12mm. > > Morgan Ellis > 30-2 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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