[Rhodes22-list] Need to replace Hatch

[Michael D. Weisner]

Jb,

It's the thinner leg.  The thick one fits the main table which can be 
erected in the rear of the cockpit or slightly to the port side of the 
cabin.

Glad to help.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "JbTek" Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:01 PM
>I have 1 of those rolling aroud under my seat. Now I know what its for.
> Jb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need to replace Hatch
>
>
>> Rob,
>>
>> It was Stanley standard equipment back in 1981.  The leg is aluminum with
> a
>> rubber stopper foot and the top fits into a wooden circular retainer in
> the
>> underside of the table (originally the outside top of the hatch door.)
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>>
>> From: "Lowe, Rob" Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:37 AM
>> > Mike,
>> > Tell me a bit more about this table leg if you will.  Something you
>> > rigged up yourself? - rob
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Michael D.
>> > Weisner
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:22 PM
>> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need to replace Hatch
>> >
>> > Greg,
>> >
>> > Welcome to the R22 list and congratulations on your new project.
>> > Hopefully
>> > you will find some time to actually sail her.
>> >
>> > Most of us have replaced our plywood hatches at least once.  I am on my
>> > third wooden one on my '81.  After replacing the teak veneer plywood
>> > version
>> > twice with the same, I found that one could do a better job with birch
>> > veneer, stained and finished with spar varnish.  The varnish stands up
>> > to
>> > the weather much better than the teak veneer ever did.  I also have a
>> > version made of white 1/2 inch "starboard", a fairly expensive nearly
>> > indestructible composite material that doesn't look as nice as the
>> > stained
>> > wood, in my opinion.
>> >
>> > The hinge not only kept the two pieces together in storage but also
>> > permitted the hatch to be folded at an angle (almost 90 degrees) so 
>> > that
>> > the
>> > upper portion was supported by a leg to the cockpit floor, to function
>> > as a
>> > serving table from the galley.  If you do not desire this, there is no
>> > reason why it couldn't be two pieces.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>> >       Nissequogue River, NY
>> >
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