[C38] Companionway doors project on its way...

[Don Strong]

Max: Your renovation of Estancia places you on my short list of /C38 
Heros/.  I can't wait to read about your door project.
warm regards, Don


On 2/7/11 9:35 AM, Max Soto wrote:
> Hey Guys,  No problem...I'll try to write it down and send some pics. 
> As check said, there are things that I'll change if I have to do them 
> again.. I will talk about them too!
>
> Regards,
>
> Max
>
> 2011/2/6 Steve Smolinske <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com 
> <mailto:SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>>
>
>     Great idea Chuck, I am in the middle of repairing my hatch and
>     Max's input for building the hatch doors would be a great addition
>     to an article.   Max if you would write something up and send it
>     my way Ill incorporate it with my hatch repair.
>
>     Steve
>
>     ________________________________
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>     From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>     <mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org> on behalf of Chuck Finn
>     Sent: Fri 2/4/2011 4:09 PM
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>     Subject: Re: [C38] Companionway doors project on its way...
>
>
>
>     To: Vice Commodore Max Soto,
>
>     I just got the hinges from Defender.  They seem big, but then I
>     guess I
>     don't want wimpy ones for this!  So, what would you do different?
>      And,
>     how do you manage so the doors do not sag inward?
>
>     I vote that Max write up this project for a Tech Article in Mainsheet!
>     What do you say Steve S?  And yes, I will be happy to help with
>     editing!
>
>     Chuck Finn
>     Commodore
>     Catalina 38 International Association
>
>     On 1/18/2011 12:56 PM, Max Soto wrote:
>     > Hey guys, thanks for the complements! They are heavily
>     > appeciated... You have no idea how much work I have put on
>     > Estancia...I'm going to send an email with before and after pics, so
>     > you'll now what I'm talking about !!....
>     >
>     > For the doors, I got a lot of ideas from zarcor, cruising concepts,
>     > Don, Joe, etc....
>     >
>     > At the end, this is what I came up with.... Still, If I have to do
>     > them again, I'll change some things.. but thay look good and work as
>     > they are.....
>     > Alden, honestly, it will be cheaper to buy them in the US,  What
>     will
>     > make them expensive, is over $200 of shipping to the US from Costa
>     > Rica.......
>     > I considered $890 from cruising concepts to be veery expensive, but
>     > Zarcor.com has their door at $680, which is a very good price,
>     > considering, even more if you consider their bennefits (King
>     > Starboard, replaceble lens or screen, no maintenance, etc...... They
>     > have also made these doors for C38 Whiatt...So, they have the
>     mesures....
>     >
>     > The hinges are what Zarcor is using, just a little bit bigger....A
>     > looked everywhere and these are the ones that I was able to
>     > find...They are stainless steel Sea Dog hinges andbBought them at
>     > Defender Marine...
>     > Joey, the original ones where rotten because of the hard dodger that
>     > was installed, so I replaced the original trims with another wood
>     > trims, then I found a pic on the web of a C38 with the trims either
>     > replaced by starboardm or just painted...., so I went ahead and
>     > painted them white...It gives the boat a more contemporary
>     look....of
>     > cousrse, that's just my thought!!
>     > As you can see on the pics, the wood rails on the side of the
>     > companinway need some work, but I don't know what to do...if I just
>     > varnish them again, install a stainless plate from top to bottom on
>     > each side, just like new boats, or painting the white.....
>     > I think that I'm going to paint the doors white on the outside, and
>     > keep them varnished on the inside....Les maintenance on the
>     outside.....
>     > One of my next projects is to  replace the teak grab rails on the
>     > cabin top, the less wood, the better....again, just my thought!!!!
>     > Check out the pic from a C30  with the Zrcor doors, and please vote
>     > for white or varnished exterior....What do you think???
>     >
>     > Regards,
>     >
>     > Max
>     >
>     >
>
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> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Donald R. Strong
Professor
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University of California, Davis 95616

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