John, I would be interested in hatch boards for my M 15.
Jerry Williams ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>>>>>>>Do you ever generate scrap 3/8 in. marine plywood of a size to make > a 3 > board hatchboard for a M-17?? > I've tried to find Luan or Teak both locally and at Port Clinton, Ohio, > but to no avail. > > I've got the lower third if I can get the rest. Be happy to pay > shipping... > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > I got a good bit of correspondence like this after last week's email, and it > might make sense to ask, "Is there a critical mass of Montgomery 15 and 17 > owners who need hatch boards?" > > If so, and given accurate dimensions, CLC could do a computer-cut run of > Sapele hatch boards (drop boards? Wash boards? Is there any consensus on > what > the dingdang things are called?) and ship them out at cost or a little above. > > With the economy of scale it could be done quickly and fairly cheaply. The > owners would trim to fit and varnish to taste. A "wash board kit", as it > were. > > I once asked a similar question on the Windmill Class BBS and within a few > days had orders for 20 daggerboards, which CLC did at cost. We entered them > into our secure online ordering system so people could pay for them online, > and the boards slipped out painlessly through our fulfillment machine. > > Just a thought. Cheers, > > John C. Harris > Chesapeake Light Craft > "The Best Boats You Can Build" > _http://www.clcboats.com_ (http://www.clcboats.com) > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
