[Rhodes22-list] Plasteak Hatch Boards

[Rick]

The advantage of Plasteak is the way they finish their product.  The texture
and sheen make it feel and look like real varnished teak, even at 1 foot.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Rick

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Rob S. <sealovertech at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The current issue of Good Old Boat magazine contains a destructive lab test
> of
> grab rails made of teak vs. Trex.   Apparently Trex now comes in several
> different colors, one of which is pretty close to new teak.   (and it's $37
> for
> a 2x4 at Home Depot)
>
>
> It held nearly as well as the Teak, although it bent more.   And apparently
> you
> can epoxy it together to make panels.    From 20 feet it looks like teak
> according to the article and the pictures.
>
> -Rob
>
>
>
>
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> From: Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
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> Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 5:34:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Plasteak Hatch Boards
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> Rick:
>
>
>
> One of the vendors at the Annapolis Boat Show was promoting a teak
> substitute material.  I think it is some sort of synthetic look alike.
> His material was displayed in a cute little 19ish foot boat that looked
> like a Rhodes 19.  I will try to find out what the material was and let
> you know. Might be an alternate to marine plywood.
>
>
>
> Christopher P. Cowie
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> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Rick
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 4:34 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Plasteak Hatch Boards
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>
>
> It is hard to find good veneered marine plywood these days.  My original
> hatch boards from Stan lasted 15 years.  They were plywood with an oak
> or
> teak looking plastic veneer.  The replacements I had made were teak
> veneer
> and lasted 2 years.
>
> Stan now uses all plastic for his hatch boards.  Stan's plastic looks
> like
> plastic, but I like the woody look.
>
> Plasteak, using recycled plastic, makes SeaRay OEM floor boards for the
> cabin soles.  They also provide aftermarket replacements for all SeaRay
> exterior teak.
>
> These hatch boards were $215.  Contact Jennifer Littlebear who handles
> custom work at http://plasteak.com/osc/contact_us.php.
>
> Rick
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