I had a really nice set made at my local yard which cost me about $200. One major tip if you are going to make your own is to “breadboard” them which apparently means to glue up pieces on the end with the grain running perpendicular to the grain of the center section (see attached picture). This apparently stabilizes them so that they don’t warp or swell in such a way as to make them difficult to use.
I don’t think that it would be very hard to make a set if you have a reasonable level of skill in the wood shop and a reasonable set of tools. It is basically a cutting board with a funny angle cut on the ends. Best, John From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Potvin Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Hatch Boards I am getting many responses that say "cut yoru own", have you tried epoxying the boards back together? If I get any other leads, I will let you know. ________________________________ John Potvin Oyster Stew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Sullivan" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:10:23 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [IC27A] Hatch Boards I am interested in this as well. I was going to go to my local marine wood store and have him re-do my middle board. Some oaf (me) dropped it from the deck into the companionway to the cabin floor below and split the side of the wood. Brian Brian Sullivan Tension International Automation Solutions 430 Lothrop Road Grosse Pointe, MI 48236 (313) 640 -0800 Fax: (313) 640-0801 [email protected] Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus --- On Mon, 5/11/09, jpotvin48 <[email protected]> wrote: From: jpotvin48 <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Hatch Boards To: [email protected] Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 9:49 PM I am looking for hatch boards for an older Catalina 27. The ones I have are in poor condition. Anyone out there have a source?
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