Mine was made by you, I assume - it's #38, 1974. The early days... :-) Were the cleats you used around the companionway, that hold the boards, sized to fit 3/8" boards snugly? Or were the boards rather loose-sliding in the cleats? My cleats give a 1/2" slot for the boards. If I used 3/8" it would be pretty loose. The 1/2" that came with my boat is snug but doesn't jam up. I'm sure the boards I have are not your originals. They fit well enough, but are not very precision cut, especially the horizontal cuts where they overlap. And, they are 1/2" not 3/8". cheers, John S. On 08/16/2017 11:05 AM, jerry@jerrymontgomery.org wrote:
Were both of these boats made by me? I used nothing but 3/8 ply.
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OK, interesting...
Measured my M17 the other day, the slot between teak cleats and cabin surface is indeed 1/2", and my boards are just shy of 1/2". They were no doubt 1/2" ply originally. I sanded the curling peeling outer face fairly heavily when giving them a quick refinish so that probably took off 1/32" overall, maybe as much as 1/16" near some of the edges.
cheers, John S.
On 08/16/2017 09:19 AM, Dan Farrell wrote:
I measured mind about a third of an inch, maybe 3/8 minus some refinishing.
Dan Farrell M17 #301
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