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| State of the woodwork when the boat arrived. |
From the factory, my 1987 Capri 22 came with a one-piece cabin hatch board, constructed of teak veneered plywood dadoed into the teak trimmed on each side. Back in the day, Catalina's practice was to oil the teak, so I'm sure it looked nice when it was new.
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| A photo from a Capri 22 that has maintained it's original hatch board. |
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| The hatch board with teak trim on both sides. |
My hatch board's external teak veneer was failing, and the bottom of the hatch board was deteriorating from dry rot. I decided to replace the hatch board with HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) Starboard crib boards from Catalina Direct.
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| HDPE Crib Boards from Catalina Direct. |
Catalina Direct's three-piece system wasn't a direct replacement for the original hatch board. Purchasers would have to do four things to get it to fit:
- The bottom of the bottom crib board had to be trimmed to match the vertical height of the cabin opening (apparently this dimension varies from boat to boat).
- Either the left or right side of all three crib boards had to be trimmed to get the crib boards to sit properly on the cabin hatch's threshold.
- The left and right trim on the cockpit side of the hatchway would need to be built up because the crib boards aren't as thick as the trim on the original one-piece hatch board.
- Create a method for supporting the latch for the cabin lock.
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| Teak is epoxied onto the existing trim. |
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| The teak trim is thickened with the addition of a teak strip. |
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| Clamps hold the teak filler as the epoxy cures. |
Once the epoxy cured, I sand everything to blend in the new teak, and then I recoated everything with Cetol Natural.
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| New Starboard crib boards in place with the ability to lock the hatch. |
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| A clean new look with the original teak trim. |
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