Kevin: I have four wedges, made out of oak. They are tapered with a lip, as has already been mentioned. The lip prevents them from falling through.
Use cast acrylic for the hatch lens (9mm or 3/8"). You can get it in different shades of bronze. I rough cut the new one with a sabre saw, and then used a router with a pattern bit to finish it. Use double sided tape to hold the old one to the new piece of acrylic while you rout the new one to shape. Don't use extruded acrylic, as it isn't as strong. Poly-carbonate is stronger, but it scratches more easily. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On 12/31/2016 10:43 AM, Kevin Deluzio via CnC-List wrote: Hi, I’m in the first year of owning a 1980 C&C 30 Mk1, (- love the boat -) and I have a couple questions that I am hoping some of you may be able to help me with - thanks in advance. First - mast wedges The boat came with about 3 or 4 wooden wedges about 1” x 2” x 4” that were wedged between the mast and the mast collar where it went through the deck. They were falling out most of the season. I am told that the original design had 4 wooden wedges that countered the mast to fill in the entire 360degrees around the mast. Is that true? What is a best way to replace these - Spartite ? Second - hatch lens replacement The V-berth hatch lens was cracked and leaking last season. I have removed the lens and plan to replace it myself. Hoping that the supplier can cut the new one to shape using the old as a blank, or I have access to a bandsaw to do that part of the job. What’s the best material for this - Acrylic? Any advice from others who have done this job before? thanks Kevin Kevin Deluzio 1980 C&C 30 Kingston, ON,
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