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I just refinished my hatch boards and was pondering how to preserve them.My previous boat had a wire rack for the stowing the boards. The rack was mounted on a bulkhead inside the cockpit locker. Very convenient. On my current boat, I had a canvas shop make up a sleeve with three pockets for the boards. Keeps the varnished boards from getting beat up. I stow the sleeve in a cockpit locker.
Thanks Capecodda,+ 1 for the cockpit lazarette solution.
Down, I wish I could remember canvas company that did it for me, but they are in your neighborhood and used by my favorite boat builder.
why not just cut it in half, make your cut at a 45° bevel and you have a nice set of hatch boards at a real low costI have a small boat a Coronado 25 which has 1 hatch big board that is a pain in the arse to find a good place for it so I am going to make a 2 piece hatch and I will make a wooden box (envelope) and attach it to the side of the companion way ladder. They will store vertically in a padded pockets. Now to the drawing board....
Good suggestion. Just be sure you add back the waste lost in the cutting or they may not fit right. I refinished mine last year, got a little too aggressive with the sander on the edges and opened a sizable gap at the top..DOH!why not just cut it in half, make your cut at a 45° bevel and you have a nice set of hatch boards at a real low cost![]()