CD 30 Companion Way Doors

[ghockaday]

Companion way doors. Not a real marine type of wood but we have canvas over the doors most of the time and a good coat of varnish I hope they will be ok. A little more work to do on them. Cut the hole for the tab, sand and varnish. The first picture is the old plywood ones that were put on by a PO or they were original. Were the original teak plywood on a CD 30?

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[JD-MDR]

Hi Dennis, Mine are teak. On my previous boat I had four boards and I hated them. I made nice doors with take-apart hinges. Now I have boards again on "Leoma" but only three and It doesn't seem so bad. I will keep them.

[ghockaday]

I didn't want 4 but the oak I found was in 8 and 12 inch widths. If they are a pain I can glue two together. I don't have a biscuit cutter at this time. Thats what I call that gadget anyway. Dee

[Keith]

Hi Dennis,

Mine are solid teak as well. I believe that solid teak was from the factory. Just finished the winter varnish touch up off the boards wheel, flag staff and cup holder. On the hatch boards I use clear on the outside and rubbed on the inside to match the rubbed on the rest of the interior.

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Keith

[Keith]

As a clarification the winter plywood is one piece covered with 4 or 5 coats of polyurethane.

Keith

[jbenagh]

The ones that came with Christine C (1982) are teak. I'm pretty sure they are original. They are slightly thicker than 3/4, not a full 7/8 but pretty close. They fit well in the the slot in the companionway so I assume this was deliberate. I stripped them when I redid the companionway in 2019. There are three and they are trapezoidal, to match the angled sides of the companionway. Is yours square?
Your new ones look great! I can't imagine ever keeping plywood nicely varnished with the open grain on the edges. When I've varnished white oak, it took more coats than most wood to fill the grain; I think 6-7 preliminary coats versus 4-5 for teak or mahogany. And make up a nice pouch to keep them in when not installed. Steve Laume used fleece, I used canvas which also works fine.
Jeff

[Keith]

I wrap mine in the sunbrella wheel cover and pedestal cover and stowed them under the settee cushion when I'm aboard. I had only one minor scratch to repair this winter so I call that a success.

Keith

[ghockaday]

The ones that came with Christine C (1982) are teak. I'm pretty sure they are original. They are slightly thicker than 3/4, not a full 7/8 but pretty close. They fit well in the the slot in the companionway so I assume this was deliberate. I stripped them when I redid the companionway in 2019. There are three and they are trapezoidal, to match the angled sides of the companionway. Is yours square?
Your new ones look great! I can't imagine ever keeping plywood nicely varnished with the open grain on the edges. When I've varnished white oak, it took more coats than most wood to fill the grain; I think 6-7 preliminary coats versus 4-5 for teak or mahogany. And make up a nice pouch to keep them in when not installed. Steve Laume used fleece, I used canvas which also works fine.
Jeff

Thank you Jeff, they are on the same angle, that just look square in the picture for some reason. Do you think the oak will hold up. It has to be better than plywood. It is red oak, white would be better, but the grain is not as nice. Dennis

[ghockaday]

Hi Dennis,

Mine are solid teak as well. I believe that solid teak was from the factory. Just finished the winter varnish touch up off the boards wheel, flag staff and cup holder. On the hatch boards I use clear on the outside and rubbed on the inside to match the rubbed on the rest of the interior.

Winter varnish project 1.jpg

Keith

That sure is a pretty wheel.

[ghockaday]

Test fit today before we went out sailing. The fit is perfect. Sometimes even a blind pig can find an acorn. Dennis

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[ghockaday]

The ones that came with Christine C (1982) are teak. I'm pretty sure they are original. They are slightly thicker than 3/4, not a full 7/8 but pretty close. They fit well in the the slot in the companionway so I assume this was deliberate. I stripped them when I redid the companionway in 2019. There are three and they are trapezoidal, to match the angled sides of the companionway. Is yours square?
Your new ones look great! I can't imagine ever keeping plywood nicely varnished with the open grain on the edges. When I've varnished white oak, it took more coats than most wood to fill the grain; I think 6-7 preliminary coats versus 4-5 for teak or mahogany. And make up a nice pouch to keep them in when not installed. Steve Laume used fleece, I used canvas which also works fine.
Jeff

I am on coat 4, I think you are correct!