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cmetzenberg
Joined: 04 Jan 2014 Posts: 367 City/Region: Santa Barbara
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Kanaloa
Photos: Kanaloa
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:57 pm Post subject: What material would you use? |
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I've bought some pullout cabinet organizers to mount underneath the stove and galley sink. I need material to elevate them 7" off the deck and mount them to. Essentially; I need something that's like a synthetic 2x8. I was at home depot this morning but didn't really find anything that wasn't organic. I was thinking about settling for some redwood but I rather have something that is zero maintenance. Any ideas? _________________ Conrad Metzenberg
07' Tomcat 255 "Kanaloa"
87' Boston Whaler Guardian 17 (BlackFlag, 03-14)
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Marco Flamingo
Joined: 09 Jul 2015 Posts: 1155 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 16 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Limpet
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Azek makes a white PVC trim board that is 1.25 thick but only 3.5" wide. They also make a plastic decking material like Trex. All of the decking products are heavy and just barely float.
I don't know why you need it so thick, but both width and thickness can be doubled easy enough with the Azek PVC lumber. Azek has its own proprietary glue, which looks just like the regular clear PVC glue, but I've always paid the extra $1 for a can. As with PVC pipe, it melts the two pieces together. No screws necessary unless you want them to hold during curing instead of clamps. Sometimes Azek lumber gets a bow if stacked upright in the lumber yard. That can complicate glueing. My local Lowes has a fairly good selection.
I have a few pictures of Azek projects in my photo album under Modifications: Cabinetry.
Mark |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20808 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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I have used both Starboard, and the PVC lumber that Mark refers to. The Starboard was left over from other projects. I find it is cheaper to buy in larger pieces--only disadvantage is that it must be screwed together. (Although Have had good luck with dovetail cuts, flame hardening the surface and G Flex epoxy.)
I also line all of the cabinets with material like Dri Deck--where I needed flexible material--and "Duragrid" for flat areas, which is not flexible, but half the price. _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
Frequent Sea; 2003 C D 25, 2007 thru 2009
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cmetzenberg
Joined: 04 Jan 2014 Posts: 367 City/Region: Santa Barbara
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Kanaloa
Photos: Kanaloa
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:25 am Post subject: |
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Azek is hard to come by at my home depot for some reason. I'm going to have to special order it. |
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Gene Morris
Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 424 City/Region: Eureka CA
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Reef Madness
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:56 am Post subject: |
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I installed a slide in reefmadness. I only had to raise the slide 4 inches. I had some left over pressure treated 4 x 4 posts. I painted with a sealer and they have been fine for two years so far.
Gene _________________ tight lines |
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rbfconstruction
Joined: 19 Sep 2017 Posts: 126 City/Region: huntington beach
State or Province: CA
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:59 am Post subject: what material would you use |
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I would go to smart and final and buy a cutting board. You can cut the strips needed to size and use ss brackets/screws. It will be very inexpensive.
Richard |
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Knipet
Joined: 11 Nov 2018 Posts: 262 City/Region: Orcas Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Pan-A-C'ya
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20808 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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I thought of another way to go last night, if is just spacers off the floor, with a platform. Use Schedule 80 PVC pipe. My 25 has pieces of PVC pipe epoxied to the hull in several places to raise or hold items. Drill several holes, so you get some "button" effect of the epoxy. Rough up the interior glass surface. I use hot glue to hold items in place until the epoxy dries. |
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SEA3PO
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 1835 City/Region: Chester
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SEA3PO
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 11:16 pm Post subject: Come on over... |
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Conrad.... I live in Camarillo...I have some scraps of some of that wood from a C-Dory that was wrecked out... You can also see how I modified my boat...did lots of modifying of the cabinets..
Joel Rapose
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SEA3PO
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 1835 City/Region: Chester
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SEA3PO
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 11:22 pm Post subject: Go Richard ! |
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Richard (rbfconstruction ) You made me laugh.....I did just that...I wanted something to mount two main switches next to the helm..(inside) and I wanted red plastic...I found a neat red cutting board and it worked perfect for raw material... |
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rbfconstruction
Joined: 19 Sep 2017 Posts: 126 City/Region: huntington beach
State or Province: CA
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:55 am Post subject: what material |
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Joel, I actually made a bait board that I clip into a bracket on the gunnel out of one. I figure if its good enough to cut on...
I hope to figure out the "how to post pics on here" part. I can build a house but some reason the computer is ROCKET SCIENCE to me.
Smart and final ... $ 6.35
West marine ... $ 40.00. HMMMMMMMMM
Richard
also, I like your boat! |
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Wandering Sagebrush
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 2770 City/Region: Northeast Oregon
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Constant Craving
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Conrad, if you have a Tap Plastics (or other plastics biz) nearby, check with them. They often have scraps leftover from bigger jobs.
Steve _________________ "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln |
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