[Rhodes22-list] companionway trim strips

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

Graham,

  Thanks for the quick reply. Nice job on the poptop rebuild. What did you
use for paint? Our boats differ in that my poptop has a build-up of 1/2"
x1/2" of fiberglass on the outside edge of the strips that the strips
are screwed into from the top. This ends the need for milling out the
inside, bottom edge of the strips for clearance, also my slider slides
on the gelcoat on the top of the poptop itself.

   Jerry






> Jerry:
> The original teak runners on my boat were 40" long x 1.25" wide and .5"
> thick.
>
> I just replaced mine but made them from composite decking cut so that the
> grain pattern is up. I wanted to make the boat as maintenance free as
> possible. I made the new stringers sturdier than the original teak as
> composite material is not as strong at teak. I am not sure how that will
> hold up - especially with screws driven from below. I might replace the
> screws  with bolts. On my boat the hatch slid on strips of Formica that
> were
> broken and needed replacement so I used 1/8 x 1.5 inch aluminium strips. I
> have attached pictures of the new rails on my freshly painted top. The
> colours in the photo are off - the top is an off white and the rail is a
> weathered grey colour. My plan is to use the composite material for the
> cockpit trim as well unless it turns out to be problematic. I was not able
> to find much on the web that discusses using this material in boats.
>
> Graham
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of cjlowe at sssnet.com
> Sent: March-16-14 1:54 PM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] companionway trim strips
>
>
> Could some one measure the strips of starboard that retain the companion
> way
> slider on each side. I slipped on the ice and broke my leg three weeks
> ago,
> and after the installation of a rod, a plate, and ten screws, I still have
> 3
> more weeks until I can put weight on it. If I can get a Idea of how much
> starboard to order, I can get a start on that project, while I'm dead in
> the
> water.
>
>   Thanks,
>
>    Jerry Lowe
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