Correction,
Thanks to Rachel for pointing out that Maria Jorge gets the credit for
the Starboard suggestion;
"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
Well, at least I got the Gender right.
BTW, I found a place that sells teak in small quantities (plywood and
lumber) at reasonable prices. Check out www.buckwoodcraft.com.
Also, Marisafe.com is the best place to buy starboard.
--Bob
On Jun 16, 2005, at 7:18 PM, Irvin Kooris wrote:
Bob
She looks great what year?
Irv
On Jun 16, 2005, at 10:19 PM, Bob Olson wrote:
So, after two months of fixing and adding stuff to my new (old) Monty
15, I think I'm finally ready to put it in some water.
For the curious (and picture hungry), here's a brief list of stuff
that I did;
-- Rebuilt delaminated centerboard
-- Re-faired the keel
-- fixed rotten core under mast step and bow cleat
-- Fixed adjustable motor mount and added access port
-- Built new hatchboards (thanks Rachel for your Starboard
suggestion)
-- Added Jib downhaul
-- Did major clean up and ding repair
-- refinished all the teak
'Course, I was in school full time, so it took awhile. ;-)
Here's a link to a few shots.
http://www.users.qwest.net/~bobo4u/monty_pix.html
Wish I had had these available when I was trying to figure some of
this stuff out. So, feel free to borrow.
Anybody want to go sailing? I'm getting ((((((nervous)))))), but
excited.
--Bob Olson
M-15 #219 "Sequel"
P.S. I haven't been able to access the Funtigo site for months.
Anybody having the same problem?
Yes, I'm on a Mac. And yes, I've tried multiple browsers. The
interesting thing is, I cna't even access Funtigo's home page. I
think they need to change a couple of letters in their name!
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