Bill: Starboard is the copyright name of marine grade polymer sheets commonly used in the marine industry in place of teak on boats. It is easy to work with using standard tools, stands up to UV rays and is practically maintenance free. Here is the website: www.kingstarboard.com. West Marine carries it but it is expensive. I would look around for other sources such as someone who sells plastic sheeting. It will never have the beauty of teak but I like the fact that it is maintenance free. Re-doing the teak toerails and other trim on my M17 has been enough work. The tan color contrasts nicely with the vertical teak trim on the companionway. Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Sylvester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Maria Jorge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:26 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Teak hatchboards and toe rail
> Maria, > > What is starboard? > > Bill > On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 04:46 AM, Maria Jorge wrote: > > > Regarding hatchboards, I went another route. I took the old two piece > > hatchboards and had new three piece hatchboards made out of starboard. > > I put > > a nifty rectangular chromed vent on the top board. No maintenance and > > looks > > good in the tan color. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Honshells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 7:17 PM > > Subject: M_Boats: Teak hatchboards and toe rail > > > > > >> > >> I had the exact same problem with my ash hatchboards, Tod. --Craig > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 9:36 PM > >> Subject: Teak hatchboards and toe rail > >> > >> I think I'd be interested as well, except (to throw a wrench into the > > works) > >> that I need a slightly larger finished size of approximately 36" x > >> 36". > >> > >> I liked my Ash plywood hatchboards until they got black streaks in > >> them > >> despite my best efforts to seal them. I guess I'll consider them > >> "practice". ;-) > >> > >> Tod > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> Bill > >> Riker > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 7:54 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Teak hatchboards and toe rail > >> > >> Steve, > >> > >> I'm interested. > >> > >> Bill Riker > >> M-15 #184 > >> Storm Petrel > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > >> Steve > > R. > >> Sent: August 19, 2003 8:36 AM > >> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > >> Subject: Teak hatchboards and toe rail > >> > >> Hi Jesse, > >> > >> I have no need to replace the toe rails but my hatch boards are in sad > >> shape. Mine are plain plywood which have faded and warped. > >> > >> The newer M-15s use a 1/2 inch hatch board. My older M-15 has a 3/8 > >> inch > >> hatch board. > >> > >> Steve E. found a source of teak faced plywood in Maryland called > >> Harbor > >> Sales. They have a two sided sliced teak 9.5 mm plywood that should > >> work, > >> item 489MSTAA.5 > >> > >> Link: > >> > >> http://www.harborsales.net/ > >> > >> Look under Nautical & Marine for sliced teak. > >> > >> The problem is, they sell plywood in 4 foot x 8 foot sheets. A sheet > > costs > >> $168. They are located 500 miles from me. > >> > >> The overall size of the hatch is about 28 inches wide by 28 inches > >> high. > >> They will cut the plywood into twelve pieces of approximately 12 > >> inches > > high > >> by 32 inches wide. The cutting charge is $8. This would yield enough > >> material to make four sets of hatch boards, with the total dimension > >> of > > each > >> set being about 32 inches wide by 36 inches high. The cost per set > >> would > > be > >> $44. > >> > >> Would you or anyone else like to jointly purchase a sheet of plywood? > >> > >> Steve R. > >> M-15 #119 > >> Lexington, KY > >> > >> > >> --- message from "Jesse Tate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> attached: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
