The companionway hatch and a cabin "moon roof" on our boat are thicker, maybe 3/8", but I would like it to be double that, like 3/4" so people could stand on it safely. I'm looking into replacing with 1/2" acrylic and adding some reinforcement ribs.
Chuck S, Resolute, 1990 C&C 34R, Maryland > On August 27, 2019 at 10:21 PM Morgan Ellis via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Dave, I used 6mm acrylic with a light bronze tint when I did mine this > spring and it matched the original perfectly. It is my understanding that the > UV and scratch resistant polycarbonate get those added properties from > coatings applied to the surface and that these coatings don't last that long. > Also I believe that Lewmar used acrylic on their hatches but it is much > thicker, somewhere around 12mm. > > Morgan Ellis > 30-2 > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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